Term Assistant Professor in Film Theory, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Samirah Alkassim is an experimental documentary filmmaker whose films include Far From You, From Here to There, and current work in progress Love Letters, among other projects.
Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Meagan Arnold is a FAVS Alumnus and visual storyteller who has worked across the film and media industry as a Director of Photography, Camera Technician, and Camera Operator.
Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Monica Lee Bellais' professional memberships include the Writers Guild of America, East, the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Documentary Programming Peer Group, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and The National Press Club, in Washington, D.C.
Full Professor, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Thomas Britt joined Film and Video Studies in 2007 as the first full-time faculty member hired by the program.
Associate Professor of Cinematography, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Hans Charles studied cinema at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center and worked for Tracey Edmonds (Soulfood, Set it Off), Bridget Davis (Sister Act II, Hav Plenty) and Patrick Ian Polk (Punks, Noah’s Ark) at Edmonds Entertainment.
Full Professor, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Affiliated Faculty Women and Gender Studies
Professor G. Chesler (pronouns they/them) directs, produces, and writes fiction and documentary films that address sexuality, the body, gender and racial justice.
Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Rob Farr is the executive producer for Arlington TV, Arlington County's government cable channel and website.
Program Director and Associate Professor, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Director, Visiting Filmmakers SeriesCynthia Fuchs (PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1989) is the interim Director of Film at Mason (CVPA) and Associate Professor of English (CHSS), as well as a faculty member in African and African American Studies (AAAS) and Sport and American Culture; she is an Executive Committee member for Women and Gender Studies (WGST).
Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Lucy Gebre-Egziabher is an award winning, independent filmmaker and a Fulbright Scholar who lives in Falls Church, VA.
Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
Wesley Hunt (he/him) is an award-winning cinematographer in the D.C. Metro area with over ten years of experience as a freelancer. Though he makes a living shooting educational and corporate videos, his real passion is genre filmmaking.
