Danny Ledonne

Danny Ledonne was born on Jan 18, 1982 in USA. Danny Ledonne's big-screen debut came with Wild Animals, Domesticated Humans directed by Danny Ledonne in 2006.

Danny Ledonne is a graduate of Emerson College's BA film program in Boston and the MFA Film/Electronic Media program at American University in Washington, DC. He has been exploring the power of the moving image since 1998. Danny's interest in wildlife filmmaking fostered the production of "Wild Animals, Domesticated Humans," a short documentary exploring the purposes and challenges of zoological parks. This film was distributed by the National Film Network.Danny has served in camera and grip/electric departments on dozens of short films and music videos as well as several independent features. He has worked as director of photography on several award-winning short films, editor for a feature-length experimental travel documentary, and shot and edited a short documentary in the wilderness of east Africa.In addition to the feature directorial debut "Playing Columbine" at AFI Fest, his recent projects include a comedy about the complex relationship between humans and waterfowl entitled "Duck - A Duckumentary" and an interactive video series for middle school students about the delicate biological food web of the Galapagos islands entitled "The Galapagos Game."A Colorado native, Danny has taught Tae Kwon Do and worked as a DJ for a community radio station. He is the owner/operator of Emberwilde Productions, has served as executive media producer for the DC-based sports company Reel Video Productions, and worked as video producer/editor for the Ocean Media Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Danny has previously taught media production for Adams State College, Fairfax Collegiate Summer Program, International Film Academy of Jackson Hole, National Marine Sanctuaries, Center for Environmental Filmmaking, and Intel Computer Clubhouse.He thinks skiing is overrated and prefers to snow shoe into the wilderness.