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