Dustin Guy Defa

Biography

Dustin Guy Defa is an American independent filmmaker and actor born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1978. He wrote and directed his feature film debut Bad Fever in 2011, premiering at South by Southwest to positive reviews. His subsequent short films, including Person to Person and Family Nightmare, both premiered at Sundance and garnered critical acclaim, leading to a retrospective of his work at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2015.