Danny Ledonne
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.jpg) Danny Ledonne at the Montreal Independent Games Summit in November 2007. |
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| Born | Daniele Antonio Ledonne January 18, 1982 Alamosa, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | film director, producer |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Religion | Atheist[1] |
Danny Ledonne (born January 18, 1982) is an American film director. He is a 2004 graduate of Emerson College's film program in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] He is known for creating the controversial video game Super Columbine Massacre RPG! that replayed the events of the Columbine High School massacre. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film & Electronic Media at American University in Washington, DC. In the fall of 2008, Danny began working as a paid Media Production Intern for the NOAA National Ocean Service.[3] He has worked as a wildlife documentary film teacher locations such as the Florida Keys and northern California coast.[4] He has also worked as a documentary film teacher for the International Film Academy in Jackson, Wyoming.[5] Ledonne currently serves on the board of the Southern Colorado Film Commission and works as an instructor in media production at Adams State College. [6] Ledonne has a black belt in Taekwondo[7]
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[edit] Early Filmography
Prior to his 2007 feature length film Playing Columbine, Danny worked on narrative and documentary short films such as 'Solace,' 'The Unbelievable Truth,' 'The Good Life,' 'Super 7,' and 'Wild Animals, Domesticated Humans' (which he wrote and directed).[8] In 2002, he produced and directed a Brickfilm animated adaptation of Ship of Fools (story), a cautionary parable of industrial society written from prison by Ted Kaczynski.[9]
[edit] Playing Columbine
In 2007, he produced and edited the full-length documentary, Playing Columbine.[10] The film features over fifty interviews with game industry leaders, theorists, and developers, authors, filmmakers, journalists, elected officials, school shooting survivors, concerned citizens, festival organizers, media activists, free speech loyalists, and videogame players. In the film, the controversy surrounding Super Columbine Massacre RPG! is chronicled. By featuring numerous independent games including Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, the film examines the videogame/real world violence debate as well as exploring the future of interactive media's potential to confront serious issues.
The film features notable figures including Jack Thompson, Hal Halpin, Doug Lowenstein, Jason Della Rocca, Jenova Chen, Brian Flemming, and the hosts of Free Talk Live. It has screened at film festivals such as the Denver Film Festival[11] and AFI Fest.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Burch, Anthony "Virtual school shootings: interviewing two of the most hated game creators alive", Destructoid, May 18, 2007, accessed August 09, 2011.
- ^ biography for Danny Ledonne
- ^ American University's School of Communication
- ^ American University's School of Communication
- ^ Introduction To Environmental Documentary Filmmaking
- ^ Ledonne assists SoCo with film production efforts
- ^ Danny Ledonne's IMDB Biography
- ^ Danny Ledonne's IMDb filmography
- ^ Ship of Fools on Vimeo
- ^ Official site of Playing Columbine
- ^ interview with the director on SpoutBlog
- ^ preview of AFI screening at The Screening Log
[edit] External links
- Emberwilde Productions official website
- Danny Ledonne on IMDb
- New York Times story on Ledonne and SCMRPG
- Interview published 2006-05-24 on kotaku.com
- Interview published 2006-09-20 on kotaku.com
- Interview published 2007-01-11 on Arthouse Games
- Interview published 2007/11-28 in the Montreal Mirror
- Danny Ledonne and Jack Thompson on Free Talk Live radio
- NOAA Marine Debris videos by Danny Ledonne
- Official homepage of 'Playing Columbine' (documentary)
- "These games really push our buttons" on MSNBC
- 'Playing Columbine Review' in Variety
