Writing

This wide-rang­ing selec­tion of my writ­ing includes fic­tion, non­fic­tion, and screenplays.

• A guide to working with less-than-ideal equipment

  Tech­ni­cal and cre­ative guid­ance for film stu­dents with lim­it­ed access to crew and equip­ment while iso­lat­ing from COVID-19

• Diversity statement

  Thoughts on the neces­si­ty of virtue in film arts and edu­ca­tion, and how that relates to my class­room practice.

• The Back of a Painting

  Noah is asked to be some­one he isn’t.

• Teaching philosophy

  Reflec­tions on how to make a film edu­ca­tion “worth it:” crit­i­cal dis­cus­sion, struc­tured cri­tique, and rad­i­cal collaboration.

• Self-Consciousness, Performance, and the Technical Monster

  Exam­in­ing how Erv­ing Goff­man’s notions of social per­for­mance relate to the ways peo­ple in doc­u­men­taries behave when they know a cam­era is point­ed at them.

• The Best of Our Mud

  Tier II Mud Mon­i­tor Bonan­za Gloop encoun­ters a woe­ful sight that forces her to reeval­u­ate every­thing she holds dear.