Blaidd Apmardda

Blaidd was born in Denton County Texas as David Rice. He is the oldest of two children and his sister is 2 years younger than him. In 1965 the family moved to San Antonio, Texas where he went to 1rst and 2nd grade. In 1972 the family moved to Comfort, Texas in the central hills of the state. He spent his high school years at a private school in San Marcos, Texas. This is where he developed the taste for the arts in music and theatre. He graduated in the top of his class in 1981. After High School he enrolled at Texas State University-San Marcos BFA program in Theatre but never graduated. Due to personal reasons he lost contact with his family but was able to reunite with his mother shortly before her death in 1996. His father is not involved in his life. In 1989 he moved to San Francisco, California and for the most part, he was in the hospitality industry most of that time with a short stint as an accountant,and then a Leather craftsman. He never lost his love for entertainment. In 2013 he was involved with the Generations program at Frameline Film and he had just turned 51 years old.That prompted a reevaluation of his life goals. From that point on he decided he needed to learn everything about film making. He joined an Independent Film Co-Op called Scarycow Productions where he is working on several short film projects. He is involved with a non-profit called Artist Television Access. He still lives in San Francisco.