Faculty

Maureen Selwood*
School of Film/Video 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 »

Abigail Severance
Dean, School of Film/Video
Faculty, Film Directing Program
aseverance@calarts.edu
661-253-7822
E204S

Abigail Severance makes films in a range of forms from narrative to abstract, which explore nostalgia, history, autobiography and the queer heart. Her work has screened at Sundance, The Broad, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Studio Museum Harlem, MIX LGBT Festival, and the National Museum of Women in... Continue reading »

Craig Smith
Academic Sound Coordinator, School of Film/Video
Faculty, Film and Video
csmith@calarts.edu
661-291-3084
E104B

Craig Smith has been recording and manipulating sound since childhood. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he worked as a sound editor and production mixer in Hollywood. He left that world in 1986 to supervise the Film/Video Sound Department at CalArts where he teaches... Continue reading »

Suanne Spoke
Faculty, School of Film/Video
Film and Video & Character Animation
sspoke@calarts.edu
661-255-1050 x2150
E204Q

A multi-award winning actor/producer, she has made over 150 appearances on stage/film/television, most recently on “Station 19” and starring in “Second chances with Jason Nash” for YouTubeTV.  She can be seen in “Whiplash”, “Wild Prairie... Continue reading »

Alexander Stewart
Director, Experimental Animation
Faculty, Experimental Animation
astewart@calarts.edu
661-253-7748
E43

Alexander Stewart is a filmmaker and curator who received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His short films have been exhibited in festivals internationally. He co-curated the Flaherty NYC’s 2019 series “Puzzling”, which has since been developed into a... Continue reading »

Janice Tanaka
Faculty, School of Film/Video
Film and Video
jtanaka@calarts.edu
661.255.1050 x2201
E120

Janice Tanaka began in the performing arts with the Allegro American Ballet Co.; studied music composition at the Conservatorio Internacionale de Musica; and performed in theaters, nightclubs and TV throughout the Americas. In '79 she built an analog computer for processing video. As a... Continue reading »

* Faculty Emeritus
Part-time Faculty
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