M.F.A. Coordinator, Associate Professor
Advising duties:
MFA CoordinatorAreas of Expertise:
Film Production, Screenwriting, Sound Theory, Feminist Film Theory, Film Noir, Melodrama, American Independent Cinema, European Film HistoryOffice:
Fine Arts Building, Room 339 (or 341)Phone:
(415) 338-1445E-mail:
britta@sfsu.eduOffice Hours:
MFAs students ONLY Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 noon or by appointment
Education
- Ph.D. Film and Television, UCLA
- M.F.A. Film and Television, UCLA
- University of Paris, VII, Liçcnce de quatrième année
- Diploma, International Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
- B.A., UC Berkeley
Films
- In This Short Life, 2005 (96 mins, 16mm)
- a small Domain, 1996 (18 mins, 16mm)
- Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions, 1992 (100 mins, 16mm)
- A Letter, 1986 (18 mins, video)
- Rage Carolina (narrative feature) In development.
- Lost Oasis (narrative feature) In development.
- Claire”s Bones (narrative feature) In development.
Books and Articles
- Into the Vortex: Female Voice and Paradox in Film, 2006
- “The Gaze turned round upon Itself,” Iris, no. 7, 1986-87
- “Display, Repression and the Masculine Political Subject in French Poetic Realism,” Forthcoming in Reclaiming the Archive, Vicki Callahan and Allison McKee, eds.
Awards and Honors
- Best Feature Award for “In this Short Life,” Bend Independent Film Festival, 2006
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 2006
- Nomination Fleishhacker Eureka Scholarship, 2004
- American Antiquarian Society Artist Fellowship, 2003
- Film Arts Foundation Development Award, 2002
- California Arts Council Grant in Media Production, 2001
- Nomination Rockefeller Grant, 2000
- American Film Institute Independent Filmmaker Grant, 1995
- Western States Regional Media Arts Grant, 1994
- American Association of University Women Award
- United States Information Agency Grant
- Charles Boyer Fellowship
- Film Arts Foundation Development Award, 2002
- Film Arts Foundation Development Award, 2002
- Selected Festival Awards:
- Best Feature Film, Bend Independent Film Festival, 2006
- Best Direction, International Competition, Rio FEMINA Festival, 2005
- Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film, Sundance Film Festival, 1996
- Award Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking, Aspen Shortsfest, 1996
- Special Jury Award, Dallas USA Festival, 1996
- Filmmakers of Today Selection, Locarno Film Festival, 1996
- Carolina Filmmaker Award, 1997
- Jury Award for Best Narrative Short, Cinequest, 1997
- SXSW Festival, Best Narrative Short, 1997
- Best Narrative Feature, Atlanta Film Festival, 1992
