Christopher Hansen, M.F.A.

Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University

Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects

Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production

Aashish Kumar

Professor of Radio, Television, Film · Hofstra University

Prof. Kumar is a social action scholar and a documentary filmmaker.

Filmmaking democratic discourse Civic Engagement grassroots advocacy

M. Francyne Huckaby

Interim Associate Dean · Texas Christian University

M. Francyne Huckaby works to create experiences that engage students with the world and introduce them to the depth and breadth of pedagogy.

Feminism and Research Philosophy & Education Film as Research Education and Equity Women and Gender Studies

Craig D. Forrest

Owner-Producer · Windsock Films

TV & Film Director/Speaker/Author at CraigForrest.com

Digital Media Short Films Tv Production Documentaries Production Management

Coury Deeb

Partner/Account Executive/Film Director · Nadus Films

Founder & Director at Nadus Films

Filmmaking Social Justice Christian

Rachael Seidler

Professor · University of Florida

Rachael Seidler researches the neural control of movement in health and disease, with a specific focus on motor learning.

Spaceflight Human Research Neuroplasticity Neuroscience and the Brain Cognitive Ageing Parkinson's

Áine O'Healy

Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Italian · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Italian Cinema Italian Cultural Studies Transnational Film Studies

Richard J. Radke

Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments

Radiotherapy Smart Lighting Social Signal Processing Video Processing Computer Vision

Mark Litwak

Attorney at Law · Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates

Author and Attorney that addresses Entertainment Law issues s

Risky Business Financing and Distributing Independent Films Protecting Film Investors Film Finance

Barbara Mennel

Professor/Chair/Director · University of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies

Lauren Fournier

Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Visual Culture & Theory Curating Filmmaking Environmental Humanities Contemporary Literature

Jan Lacina

Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education | Senior Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Strategic Partnerships · Texas Christian University

Dr. Lacina's teaching and research interests focus on literacy leadership, children's literature, and early childhood teacher preparation.

Teacher Education Children's Literature Literacy Leadership Early Childhood and Elementary Education

James Kendrick, Ph.D.

Professor, Film & Digital Media · Baylor University

Expert on Spielberg films, cult and horror films, post-Classical Hollywood film history, and new cinema technologies.

Cult film Steven Spielberg Film History Film and Media Theory Violence in the media

Matthew Buzzell

Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design · Augusta University

Matthew Buzzell is an award-winning filmmaker whose films have been screened and distributed internationally.

Filmmaking Cinema Film

Iman Zawahry

Lecturer · University of Florida

Iman Zawahry, one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers in the nation, works to amplify the underrepresented female voice.

Pop Culture Video Feature Films Muslims in Film

Marquisa Gardner

Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University

Miss Prissy // The Queen of Krump

Filmmaking/Documentaries Hip Hop

Vanessa Libertad Garcia

Author, Filmmaker & Consultant / Speaker · The Fiat Libertad Co.

Expertise: Filmmaking, Self-Publishing, and Communities -- Gay & Lesbian, Latinos in the U.S., & Alcoholism

Latinos Within the Glbtq Community Gay / Lesbians & Latinos Within the Alcoholic Community Indie Filmmaking & Self-Publishing On Queer Latina/O Perspectives The Glbtq Community & Alcoholism Independent Filmmaking & Self-Publishing

Erika Lust

Filmmaker · Erika Lust Films

Erika Lust is a filmmaker, mother, writer, blogger, owner and founder of Erika Lust Films

Film & Video Directing Feminism Cinema Errotic Filmmaking Movie Producing

Gregory Ruzzin

Associate Professor of Production, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University

Associate Professor of Production Film & Television at Loyola Marymount University

Directing (Narrative and Documentary) Directing as a Design Medium Documentary Filmmaking Teaching Filmmaking Short Films

Hanli Prinsloo

Founder/ CEO - I AM WATER Foundation · Self-employed

Founder/ CEO - I AM WATER Foundation

Fundraising Nonprofits Community Outreach Freediving Motivational Speaking