David Dillehunt

David Dillehunt
Dillehunt attending the NATAS-NCCB Emmy Awards in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born	David Nelson Dillehunt April 5, 1984 Charlottesville, Virginia
Occupation	Director, Producer, Composer
Years active	1998 – present
Website	daviddillehunt.com

David Nelson Dillehunt (born April 5, 1984 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American film director, television producer, composer and disc jockey.

Career

He is best known as the director of You Can't Do That on Film,^[1] the 2004 documentary about the cult-classic children's series, You Can't Do That on Television. Other notable works include his sketch-comedy series, Caught in the Act, the 2008 feature-length comedy, Craptastic,^[2] and the 2011 documentary We Are Astronomers, which premiered at the Virginia Film Festival. Dillehunt has self-released six albums of original music compositions,^[3] and is a founding member of the indie rock band Butterfly Vendetta.^[4]

Dillehunt also serves as a Communications Specialist for the City of Charlottesville, in the Office of Communications.^[5] Since joining the department in 2005, he has overseen the production of numerous television series and civic meetings for the PEG cable stations of Charlottesville. He was nominated for a Regional Emmy Award in May 2013 for his work with the department.^[6]

Dillehunt currently hosts "Jump Start with David Dillehunt", a morning show on Charlottesville radio station WXRK-LP.^[7] He formerly served as an on-air personality and Local Music Director at WNRN-FM from 2006-2012.

Filmography

• Turn Off Your Mind (2015)
• Craptastic Number Two (2014) (co-directed with Bryan Kasik)
• No One Knows You (2013)
• Velvet Rut (2012)
• We Are Astronomers (2011)
• Paper Shoes (2010)
• At The Bottom (2009)
• Craptastic (2008) (co-directed with Bryan Kasik)
• Smoke Screen (2007)
• Slapjack (2006)
• One Shot (2005)
• You Can't Do That on Film (2004)
• Eviternity (2003)

Discography

• Turn Off Your Mind (2014)
• Face the Music (2011)
• Chaos Theory (2008)
• Somewhere in Between (2005)
• Caught in the Act (2002)
• Defying Belief (1999)

References

1. Monkey See: Pop-Culture News and Analysis from NPR
2. Craptastic at the Internet Movie Database
3. David Dillehunt at Bandcamp
4. Lewis Black presents Charlottesville's Top 25
5. Charlottesville Other City Manager Staff
6. 2012 Capital Emmy Awards
7. "Jump Start with David Dillehunt – 6AM to 11AM". Blue Ridge Free Media/WXRK-LP. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

External links

• David Dillehunt at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site