Michael Robinson
Faculty, School of Film/Video
Film and Video
mrobinson@calarts.edu
661-255-3175
E204Q

Michael Robinson is a filmmaker and collage artist whose work explores the emotional mechanics of popular media, the transcendent potential of heartache, and the instability of the collective realities we inhabit. His work has shown internationally in both solo and group shows at venues... Continue reading »

Lee Anne Schmitt
Director, Film Directing
Faculty, Film Directing
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 »

Michael Scroggins*
School of Film/Video Faculty Emeritus
aka@calarts.edu

Michael Scroggins is a pioneer in the field of performance animation. The utilization of realtime visual instruments in the creation of visual compositions of absolute color, shape and texture has been at the heart of his work for over 25 years. His absolute animation works have been widely... Continue reading »

Soraya Sélène
Faculty, School of Film/Video
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*
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 »

* Faculty Emeritus
Part-time Faculty
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