David Dillehunt
American film director
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David Nelson Dillehunt (born April 5, 1984, in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American film director, television producer and composer.[1]
April 5, 1984
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| Born | David Nelson Dillehunt April 5, 1984 |
| Occupations | Director, Producer, Composer |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Spouse | Kristen Dillehunt (m. 2016) |
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| Website | daviddillehunt |
Career
Dillehunt is best known as the director of You Can't Do That on Film,[2][3] the 2004 documentary about the cult-classic children's series, You Can't Do That on Television. The film was released in North America by Shout! Factory in 2012[4] and reissued in 2022 by MVD Entertainment.[5] Dillehunt also directed the official YCDTOTV reunion special, Project 131,[6] and was a contributor to the book, Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age, by Mathew Klickstein.[7]
He produced and directed the interstitial cooking show, Super-Naturally Healthy Kids!, which aired globally on Smile and Saturday mornings on TBN from 2009-2019,[8][9] and produced the limited series, Super-Naturally Healthy with Joanna Faillace, which aired nationally on the NRB Network in 2010.[10][11] Other notable works include the 2007 televised radio program, Midnight Barbecue,[12][13] the 2008 sketch comedy film, Craptastic,[14] and the 2011 music documentary, We Are Astronomers, which held its world premiere at the Virginia Film Festival.[15][16]
Dillehunt has released ten albums and five EPs of original music[17] and is a founding member of the indie rock band Butterfly Vendetta.[18][19] The band was referenced on the cover of the 2018 book, Regarding Charlottesville Music, by photographer and author Rich Tarbell, and in a portrait spread featuring band member, Bianca Vee.[20] Dillehunt chronicled the band in an eponymous 2018 documentary.[21] The film was nominated in the Award This! Music Documentary category for the seventh annual Award This! ceremony, held by Film Threat.[22]
He is currently the Head of Multimedia Services for the City of Charlottesville, and manages the Charlottesville PEG-TV station group and Community Media Center.[23] He was nominated for a Capital Emmy Award in May 2013 and May 2021 for his work with the department.[24][25] Dillehunt was inducted into the Albemarle High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame in May 2023.[26]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2003 | Eviternity | Director |
| 2004 | You Can't Do That on Film | Director |
| 2005 | One Shot | Director |
| 2006 | Slapjack | Director |
| 2007 | Smoke Screen] | Director |
| 2008 | Craptastic | Co-director with Bryan Kasik |
| 2009 | At The Bottom | Director |
| 2010 | Paper Shoes | Director |
| 2011 | We Are Astronomers | Director |
| 2012 | Velvet Rut | Director |
| 2013 | No One Knows You | Director |
| 2014 | Craptastic Number Two | Co-director with Bryan Kasik |
| 2015 | Turn Off Your Mind | Director |
| 2016 | Oubliette | Director |
| 2017 | The Way I See It | Director |
| 2018 | Butterfly Vendetta | Director |
| 2019 | First Amendment Writes | Director |
| 2020 | Somewhere in Between | Director |
| 2021 | What Are You Watching? | Director |
| 2022 | Radio Daze | Director |
| 2023 | What Are You Watching Too? | Director |
| 2024 | Back in the Game | Director |
| 2025 | Distort the Sky | Director |
Discography
Studio albums
- Defying Belief (1999)
- Caught in the Act (2002)
- Somewhere in Between (2005)
- Chaos Theory (2008)
- Face the Music (2011)
- Turn Off Your Mind (2014)
- Surrender (2017)
- Hindsight (2020)
- Shapeshifter (2023)
- Dillehunt Drive (2026)
EPs
- David Dillehunt (1996)
- Incognito (2003)
- Playing with Fire (2009)
- Freak Flag (2015)
- Enemies of Love (2021)