Dava Whisenant's directorial debut, the critically-acclaimed musical comedy "Bathtubs Over Broadway," garnered her the Best New Documentary Director award at the Tribeca Film Festival, ...Show More
Dava Whisenant's directorial debut, the critically-acclaimed musical comedy "Bathtubs Over Broadway," garnered her the Best New Documentary Director award at the Tribeca Film Festival, a Writers Guild Award for Best Documentary Screenplay, and an ACE editing nomination. "Bathtubs Over Broadway" was executive produced by Blumhouse, David Letterman, and Impact Partners, and is distributed by Focus Features.Dava has worked in both narrative & nonfiction film for over 20 years, with an emphasis on music and comedy. Her other music docs include the Grammy®-nominated blues & civil rights film "Two Trains Runnin'," which she produced and edited for director Sam Pollard, the 3D rave documentary "Under the Electric Sky" (Sundance 2014) and an "American Masters" film about Merle Haggard. Recently, Dava and former "Letterman" writer Steve Young teamed up to produce their own scripted comedy projects and two of these comedies are touring the festival circuit. In addition to her own projects, Dava also enjoys assisting other filmmakers as an editing/story consultant and her recent editing work can be seen on HBO, FX, and HULU. She is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE), the WGA, and the Television Academy.Whether documentary or narrative, Dava's style is defined primarily by warmth and humor, and a responsibility to serve the story. Her diverse experience includes serving as Supervising Producer for BBC Worldwide, an editing assistant to Steven Soderbergh, and several years as an editor at the "Late Show with David Letterman." Hide
