David Donnelly
{{Short description|American filmmaker and writer}}
{{COI|date=May 2018}}
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| birth_place = Kentucky, U.S.
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| years_active = 2003–present
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David Donnelly is an American filmmaker, writer, and artist. He has written, directed, and produced music videos, video installation art, short films, and feature-length documentaries. His work has been featured in Forbes, Playbill, and NPR. He has directed 3 feature-length films and worked on 4 as head producer. He is also the co-founder of CultureNet, an interactive subscription service.
Early career
Donnelly graduated from the International Baccalaureate program and continued his education at Washington University in St. Louis.{{cite news |title=Northern Kentucky Filmmaker Spent Years With Paavo Jarvi, Orchestra to Create Documentary |url=https://www.rcnky.com/articles/2015/04/01/northern-kentucky-filmmaker-spent-years-paavo-jarvi-orchestra-create-documentary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405015920/http://rcnky.com/articles/2015/04/01/northern-kentucky-filmmaker-spent-years-paavo-jarvi-orchestra-create-documentary |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |access-date=31 August 2019 |publisher=The River City News |date=April 1, 2015}}
In his mid-twenties, Donnelly began directing commercials and educational films, selling his first short film series, Think About It, in 2008.{{cite web|title=Think About It|url=http://www.culturemonster.org/work/#/think-about-it/|access-date=January 18, 2016}} In 2010, the Miami-based Consequences Foundation commissioned Donnelly to write and direct a short film about South Florida's juvenile crime epidemic. The film, which features a message from the rapper Ludacris and convicted felons, was screened to Miami area juveniles after their arrest, in hopes of inspiring them to stay out of jail.{{cite web|title=Consequences|url=http://www.culturemonster.org/work/#/consequences/|access-date=January 18, 2016}}{{better source needed|date=May 2018}}
Film projects
Donnelly is the executive producer of the documentary Gabe (2017). Gabe tells the story of a young man battling muscular dystrophy{{cite web|title=Gabe|url=http://www.culturemonster.org/work/#/gabe/|website=Culture Monster|access-date=January 18, 2016}} which premiered at the Whitney Museum in 2016. He is the director of Forte and Nordic Pulse starring Kristjan Järvi & Paavo Järvi, feature-length documentaries focusing on classical music and scheduled for international release throughout 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.culturemonster.org/work/|title=Culture Monster Portfolio|date=October 30, 2017|website=Culture Monster}}
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Category:Film directors from Kentucky