Film and Video Studies Faculty and Staff

  • May Santiago

    Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA

    May Santiago is an emerging film scholar and micro-budget filmmaker. Her work focuses on themes of intersectional identity within mental health, queer identity, and decolonization.
  • Russell Santos

    Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA

    Russell Santos is a filmmaker, music video editor, director and cinematographer. 
  • Samantha Sinagra

    Assistant Director, Film and Video Studies, CVPA

    Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA

    Samantha Sinagra is Assistant Director of Film and Video Studies
  • Benjamin Steger

    Associate Professor of Directing and Capstone, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
     

    Benjamin Steger has been making films and videos since the 1990’s. He has considerable experience as a director, producer, documentary cinematographer, editor, and sound recordist for documentary, fiction and institutional films.
  • Lisa Thrasher is an entertainment lawyer and Producer with 20 years of experience in Hollywood.

    Associate Professor of Film Business and Producing, Film and Video Studies, CVPA

    Producer Lisa Thrasher is an entertainment lawyer and Producer with 20 years of experience in Hollywood.
  • Maura Ugarte

    Assistant Professor of Directing and Editing, Film and Video Studies, CVPA
     

    Professor Maura Ugarte is a filmmaker and editor whose work has appeared at True/False Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, and Palm Springs International Film Festival, among others.
  • Rebekah Wingert-Jabi

    Adjunct Faculty, Film and Video Studies, CVPA

    Rebekah Wingert-Jabi is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker and President of Storycatcher Productions. Recently, Rebekah produced and edited "Naila and the Uprising" (2017), which had its US premiere at DOCNYC, European premiere at IDFA and Middle East premiere at the Dubai Film Festival.