Michael D'Anna (born February 16, 1972,

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, United States) is an American film director, best known for his work in

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Biography

D'Anna began his filmmaking career in the early 1990s editing commercials and documentaries for clients throughout the southeastern United States. He then made the move into documentary filmmaking in 1998 with the television series ''Religions of the World'', hosted by

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winner

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. A lifelong devotee of the

genre, he made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with the

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release '' Side Sho'', taking home the award for Best Feature Film at the 2007 Terror Film Festival. As of 2011, D'Anna teaches directing and documentary filmmaking at the Nashville Film Institute in

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. He is also a dealer & collector of rare movie posters and memorabilia, with one of the largest collections in the southeastern United States.

Filmography

*''Religions of the World'' (1998) – Director, film editor *''The Shelter'' (2005 film) – Editor *'' Side Sho'' (2007) – Director, editor *''Chainsaw Cheerleaders'' (2009) – Editor *'' Dogheads'' (2010) – Director, writer *''

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'' (2011) – Director, writer

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* 1972 births Living people Mass media people from Nashville, Tennessee American horror film directors Film directors from Tennessee {{US-film-director-1970s-stub