David N. Donihue (David Nelson Donihue, b. April 25, 1974) is an
American writer, director and actor. His writing has been mentioned by
IndieWire Variety and as a director he is frequently interview by the
magazines including 1.4 and Movie Maker Magazine. As a
writer/director, his feature films such as Parzania and The Weathered
Underground have been internationally distributed his recent
mini-movies for Spinnin/Universal, Armada and others are viewed by
many. Writer Kelly Hughes wrote in The Huffington Post"Donihue's work
is not superficial. It shocks.. It excites... It demands social
change"Donihue was born in rural Eastern Washington, raised in Auburn,
Washington. He started writing plays that were performed for 45 cents
in his back yard and local parks when he was as young as seven. His
first film was made when he was eleven, utilizing a rented video
camera and two borrowed VCR's with stereo cables. His father was a
pastor. His mother, Anita Corrine Donihue, was a special education
teacher who later became a well known Christian Devotional author.By
his mid teens, Donihue was writing feature length plays. During these
years, Donihue began to work graveyard shifts at a local college radio
station, KGRG-FM, as an overnight DJ.There, he became obsessed with
experimental music and film, and directed a series of student films.
These included Anthony's Apocalypse and Inside Anthony's World. During
this era, at age 18, he wrote Hold My Hand & Tell Me I'm Not Insane, a
comedy-drama about a young playwright whose scripts follow his life,
yet later dictate it. The play was produced in Seattle with its
premiere at the Scottish Rite Hall on Capitol Hill.
American writer, director and actor. His writing has been mentioned by
IndieWire Variety and as a director he is frequently interview by the
magazines including 1.4 and Movie Maker Magazine. As a
writer/director, his feature films such as Parzania and The Weathered
Underground have been internationally distributed his recent
mini-movies for Spinnin/Universal, Armada and others are viewed by
many. Writer Kelly Hughes wrote in The Huffington Post"Donihue's work
is not superficial. It shocks.. It excites... It demands social
change"Donihue was born in rural Eastern Washington, raised in Auburn,
Washington. He started writing plays that were performed for 45 cents
in his back yard and local parks when he was as young as seven. His
first film was made when he was eleven, utilizing a rented video
camera and two borrowed VCR's with stereo cables. His father was a
pastor. His mother, Anita Corrine Donihue, was a special education
teacher who later became a well known Christian Devotional author.By
his mid teens, Donihue was writing feature length plays. During these
years, Donihue began to work graveyard shifts at a local college radio
station, KGRG-FM, as an overnight DJ.There, he became obsessed with
experimental music and film, and directed a series of student films.
These included Anthony's Apocalypse and Inside Anthony's World. During
this era, at age 18, he wrote Hold My Hand & Tell Me I'm Not Insane, a
comedy-drama about a young playwright whose scripts follow his life,
yet later dictate it. The play was produced in Seattle with its
premiere at the Scottish Rite Hall on Capitol Hill.
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