Faculty

Leigh Rens
Special Faculty, School of Film/Video
Experimental Animation

Lee Anne Schmitt
Director, Film Directing Program; Film Directing Program Faculty
Director of Faculty Affairs
lschmitt@calarts.edu
661-255-1050 x2152
E204F

Lee Anne Schmitt is a Los Angeles based filmmaker interested in political thought, personal experience and the land.  Much of her work revolves around landscape, objects and the traces of political systems left upon them.  Her projects have addressed American Exceptionalism, the logic... Continue reading »

Soraya Sélène
Faculty, School of Film/Video
Program in Film and Video
sselene@calarts.edu
E38

Soraya Sélène is a cinematographer and director working in narrative, documentary and experimental works. The recipient of several awards for her short films, feature credits include cinematographer on Half The Picture (2018 Sundance Film Festival) and Normal Never Worked (in production), a... Continue reading »

Maureen Selwood*
Faculty Emeritus
selwood@calarts.edu

“Maureen Selwood is considered one of the most interesting authors in the American world of independent animation, as well as one of the most gifted artists in her field.”  - Mario Sesti Maureen Selwood is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist who utilizes drawing, live... Continue reading »

* Faculty Emeritus
Part-time Faculty
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