| David Claessen | |
| Birth Place: | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Spouse: | |
| Notable Works: | The Rosa Parks Story Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Occupation: | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
David Claessen is a Dutch cinematographer and director.
Claessen attended the Netherlands Film Academy (Dutch; Flemish: Nederlandse Filmacademie) in Amsterdam.
In 1983, he shot Haute Mer, directed by French filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky.[1]
In 1997 Claessen met director Julie Dash. They have collaborated on four films together: including the award-winning The Rosa Parks Story, Love Song (2000), Brothers of the Borderland (2004), and Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2016).[2]
In 1986, Claessen moved to the United States where he met Whoopi Goldberg during production of a documentary entitled Who Are They? They married in September 1986 and divorced two years later.[3]