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| birthname = Daniele Antonio Ledonne |
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Revision as of 07:05, 27 August 2009
Danny Ledonne | |
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 Danny Ledonne speaking at Loyola Marymount University in February 2007. | |
| Born | Daniele Antonio Ledonne |
| Occupation(s) | film director, producer |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
Danny Ledonne (born January 18, 1982) is an American film director. He is a graduate of Emerson College's film program in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] He is currently working towards his MFA 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. [2] He has worked as a wildlife documentary film teacher locations such as the Florida Keys and northern California coast. [3]
Controversy
In 2005, Danny created Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, a controversial video game in which players explore the final hours in the lives of school shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Distributed via the Internet, it sparked debate (in the form of press coverage) over the game's purpose and social value. [4]
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). [5]
Playing Columbine
In 2007, he produced and edited the full-length documentary, Playing Columbine.[6] 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[7] and AFI Fest.[8]
See also
References
- ^ biography for Danny Ledonne
- ^ American University's School of Communication
- ^ American University's School of Communication
- ^ official website of Columbine videogame
- ^ Danny Ledonne's IMDb filmography
- ^ Official site of Playing Columbine
- ^ interview with the director on SpoutBlog
- ^ preview of AFI screening at The Screening Log
External links
- Emberwilde Productions official website
- Interview published 2006-05-24 on kotaku.com
- Interview published 2006-09-20 on kotaku.com
- Interview published 2007-01-08 on next-gen.biz
- Interview published 2007-01-09 on arstechnica.com
- Interview published 2007-01-11 on Arthouse Games
- Danny Ledonne's biography at the GameCity 2007 screening of 'Playing Columbine'
- Interview published 2007/11-28 in the Montreal Mirror
- Danny Ledonne and Jack Thompson on Free Talk Live radio
- Official homepage of 'Playing Columbine' (documentary)
- Documentary Channel review of 'Playing Columbine'
- "These games really push our buttons" on MSNBC
- 'Playing Columbine Review' in Variety
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