Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

David E. Simpson

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
With memorable characters and spectacular locations, MILKING THE RHINO tells joyful, penetrating and heartbreaking stories from Kenya and Namibia – revealing the high stakes obstacles facing Community Conservation today.
Play trailer2:23
Milking the Rhino (2009)
David E. Simpson is known for When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder (1995), Milking the Rhino (2009) and Hard Earned (2015).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder (1995)
    When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder
    8.7
    • Editor
    • 1995
    Milking the Rhino (2009)
    Milking the Rhino
    7.8
    • Editor
    • 2009
    Hard Earned (2015)
    Hard Earned
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 2015
    Roger Ebert in Life Itself (2014)
    Life Itself
    7.8
    • Editor
    • 2014

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Editor

    • One Golden Summer (2025)
      One Golden Summer
      8.2
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • The Rose: Come Back to Me (2025)
      The Rose: Come Back to Me
      8.7
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • Bill Walton in The Luckiest Guy in the World (2023)
      The Luckiest Guy in the World
      8.1
      TV Series
      • lead editor
      • 2023
    • Messwood (2021)
      Messwood
      6.1
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • City So Real (2020)
      City So Real
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)
      Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
      7.1
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • America to Me (2018)
      America to Me
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1996–2017
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Thomas Sung in Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016)
      Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
      7.1
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)
      Maya Angelou and Still I Rise
      7.9
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Hard Earned (2015)
      Hard Earned
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Roger Ebert in Life Itself (2014)
      Life Itself
      7.8
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Head Games (2012)
      Head Games
      7.4
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Beneath the Blindfold (2012)
      Beneath the Blindfold
      5.8
      Video
      • Editor (as David Simpson)
      • 2012

    Producer

    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Milking the Rhino (2009)
      Milking the Rhino
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Forgiving Dr. Mengele (2006)
      Forgiving Dr. Mengele
      7.1
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Refrigerator Mothers (2003)
      Refrigerator Mothers
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • 5 Girls (2001)
      5 Girls
      7.3
      • co-producer
      • 2001
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1996–1998

    Director

    • Hard Earned (2015)
      Hard Earned
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director (2015)
      • 2015
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Milking the Rhino (2009)
      Milking the Rhino
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Refrigerator Mothers (2003)
      Refrigerator Mothers
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder (1995)
      When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder
      8.7
      • Director
      • 1995

    Videos1

    Milking The Rhino
    Trailer 2:23
    Milking The Rhino

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • David Simpson

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.