David Skato in the News

The Sound View
An unusual mix of magical realism, fantasy and family drama with dollops of faith-based edicts added for good measure.

Film Threat
With Once Upon a Lifetime, Skato gives us a new dimension to the family drama and a fantastic new entry in the history of black independent cinema.

The Silver Hedgehog
Once Upon a Lifetime is a charming independent film, well written, well produced, well-acted.
The film explores how people can enter your life without reason and provide a positive impact and then suddenly vanish seemingly job done.

Once Upon A Lifetime Film Review
with a very likeable and able cast, and a fluid yet subtle direction, this has turned out to be a feelgood movie well worth a watch.

Once Upon a Lifetime (2021) Movie Review ‘Magical Tale’
Once Upon a Lifetime is a fantasy drama that will see how a woman will spend a lifetime with a family over only a short period of time, while aging quicker than anyone else. This fantasy elements will show how someone touching the life will keep the guidance simple in life.

Shoutout LA
We had the good fortune of connecting with David Skato and we’ve shared our conversation below.

The Film Network
Mr. Skato is CEO of David Skato Productions LLC, which was established in 2008. David Skato Productions is an all-around production company with a primary focus on feature length films. David Skato Productions has two subsidiary companies, David Skato Films and David Skato Multimedia. David Skato Films deals with acquisition.


WLBT
Exclusive video sent to our newsroom of kids playing with guns on Instagram has 3 On Your Side taking a deeper look into social media etiquette or lack thereof.

Jackson Free Press
Necessity led David Skato to filmmaking. In 2007, the Mississippi Native bought a video camera to film his children. A year later, Skato created a TV ad for his IT company and the rest is history.

Mandy.com
Top producer, writer, and director, David Skato, recently hired a script supervisor and actress on Mandy for his feature film!