Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of the Arts’ low-residency Writing for Film and Television graduate program.
Writing for Film and Television Graduate Program Director
Your graduate program director will serve as your primary faculty advisor, guiding you on course selection to ensure that you achieve your learning objectives and satisfy the program requirements. You will also receive program and department news from your program director and any on- and off-campus opportunities that might interest you.
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James LaneSenior Scholar-in-Residence II and Graduate Program Director
Jim is both a media scholar and filmmaker with extensive publications and production experience. His publications have been featured in Wide Angle, Jump Cut, and more while his filmography has exhibited at major film festivals internationally, with his autobiography I am Not an Anthropologist premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Jim is currently Senior Scholar-in-Residence for the department of Visual and Media Arts in LA and Graduate Program Director for the MFA Program in Film and TV Writing.
Our Writing for Film and Television Graduate Faculty
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Maria Agui Carter
Assistant Professor -
Jane Akiba
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Malic Amalya
Assistant Professor -
Luis Arnias
Affiliated Faculty -
Benjamin Aron
Affiliated Faculty -
Ursula August
Affiliated Faculty -
Jayson Baker
Affiliated Faculty -
Ryan Banfi
Affiliated Faculty -
Manuel Basanese
Associate Professor -
Amy Beecher
Assistant Professor -
Anya Belkina
Associate Professor -
David Bendiksen
Affiliated Faculty -
Chris Benham
Affiliated Faculty -
Michael Bent
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Harlan Bosmajian
Associate Professor -
Sabine Bou Jaoude
Affiliated Faculty -
Michael Boylen
Professor Emeritus -
Joan Brigham
Professor Emerita -
Leslie Brown
Affiliated Faculty -
Joan Casademont
Affiliated Faculty -
Mark Chesak
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Gautam Chopra
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Andrew Clarke
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Shaun Clarke
Interim Dean, School of Film, Television & Media Arts -
Martie Cook
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic Arts -
Claire Cooley
Affiliated Faculty -
Thomas Cooper
Professor Emeritus -
Adam Cordelle
Affiliated Faculty -
Maria Corrigan
Assistant Professor and Foundations Curriculum Director -
Sophia Day
Affiliated Faculty -
Gabrielle Demeestere
Assistant Professor -
Kathryn Dietz
Affiliated Faculty -
Barbara Doyle
Affiliated Faculty -
William Dreyfus
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Owen Egerton
Assistant Professor -
Hanadi Elyan
Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Director -
Jesse Epstein
Affiliated Faculty -
Rashin Fahandej
Assistant Professor -
Elizabeth Fausak
Associate Professor -
Ken Feil
Associate Professor