Tom DiCillo is an independent filmmaker and musician. He was one of the founders of the Independent Film movement, which sparked into being in NYC in the late 1970s. As a cinematographer, he shot Stranger Than Paradise for NYU classmate Jim Jarmusch, then went on to direct his first feature, Johnny Suede, starring the then-unknown Brad Pitt.
His other films include Living In Oblivion, Box of Moonlight, and Delirious. He won a Grammy for his documentary on The Doors: When You're Strange.
DiCillo formed The Black & Blue Orkestre in 2013 with Grog Lisee and Will Crewdson. They released Hurt Me Tender in 2014, available on iTunes and Amazon.
DiCillo has just finished a new album called Shot of Blue, which will be released on November 1, 2024.