David Dillehunt

David Dillehunt
Dillehunt attending the Capital Emmy Awards in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born	David Nelson Dillehunt (1984-04-05) April 5, 1984 Charlottesville, Virginia
Occupation(s)	Director, Producer, Composer
Years active	1996 – present
Spouse	Kristen Dillehunt (m. 2016)
Musical career
Genres	Instrumental Film score Indie Rock Pop Punk
Instruments	Vocals piano keyboard guitar bass drums
Website	daviddillehunt.com

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

Career

Dillehunt is best known as the director of You Can't Do That on Film,, the 2004 documentary about the cult-classic children's series, You Can't Do That on Television. Other notable works include the 2008 sketch-comedy film Craptastic and the 2011 documentary We Are Astronomers, which premiered at the Virginia Film Festival. He has released nine albums and five EPs of original music compositions and is a founding member of the rock band Butterfly Vendetta.

Dillehunt is the Deputy Director of Communications & Public Engagement for the City of Charlottesville and manages the Charlottesville PEG-TV stations. He was nominated for a Capital Emmy Award in May 2013 and May 2021 for his work with the department. He was inducted into the Albemarle High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame in May 2023.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
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

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)

EPs

• David Dillehunt (EP) (1996)
• Incognito (EP) (2003)
• Playing with Fire (EP) (2009)
• Freak Flag (EP) (2015)
• Enemies of Love (EP) (2021)

External links

• David Dillehunt at IMDb
• Official Website