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Brent Dunham

Film

Teacher Bio
Education

MA in Film Studies Chapman University May 2008

BA in Film Studies University of Southern California May 2004

Teaching Experience

Artist in Residence Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy

Oct 2010-Jun 2011 Involved in lesson planning, lecturing and assessment taking for Film elective class.

Co-Teacher Dong Myeong Elementary School

Feb 2009-Feb 2010 Busan, South Korea EPIK Program

Co-Teaching English with Korean teacher, grades 3rd-6th

Tutor Smarthinking.com

Oct 2008-Jan 2009 Online Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant Chapman University

Jan 2007-May 2008 3 full semesters and 1 summer session. Assisted in administrative duties involved with the class including syllabi development, attendance, screenings, grading papers and entering grades. I have also proctored exams and presented guest lectures.

Lecturer Chapman University

Oct 2007-May 2008 Guest Lecturer in both TA classes: History of Film (Before 1945) and History of Film (After 1945).

Related Experience

Theater Host Sedona International Film Festival

Feb 2011 Introduced films and conducted post-screening Q&A’s

Guest Presenter NAU College of Arts and Letters-Spring Film Series

Jan 2011 Introduced James Cameron’s The Terminator and participated in a post-screening Q&A.

Mentor Cannes Film Festival

May 2010 Served as a Student Mentor for the American Pavilion’s Student Filmmaker Program.

Committee Member Big Bear Lake International Film Festival

Sept 2008 & 2010 Screening Introductions and Q&A’s

Event Coordination and Film Screener

Honors and Awards

Recipient Cecil Award-Chapman University

May 2008 Outstanding Scholarly Achievement

Scholarship 2002 American Pavilion Internship Program at the Cannes Film Festival

May 2002 Received a partial scholarship to attend festival and work as an intern at the American Pavilion.

Panelist 2002 Cannes Film Festival—American/French Student Symposium

May 2002 Are You Sorry? Student Film Screened

The American representative at a symposium held between French and American Film Schools.

Publications

Author “State of Emergency: Japan’s Cultural Crisis and Kairo

Apr 2008 International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society.

Vol. 4, Issue 2.

Editor Danny Boyle: Interviews

Jan 2011 Mississippi University Press

Editor James Cameron: Interviews

Forthcoming Mississippi University Press