School of Film/Video

John Hawk a native of Seattle, Washington received his MFA from CalArts in Art and Film/Video in 1991. His work has been screened and exhibited at numerous museums, galleries and film festivals, including the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, 911 Media Arts in... Continue reading »

Irina Leimbacher is Visiting Faculty in the School of Film/Video at CalArts. She came to CalArts subsequent to leaving a tenured position in New Hampshire, and working as a film curator at San Francisco Cinematheque, both for over a decade. She holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from UC... Continue reading »

Gary Mairs has taught in the School of Film/Video since 1997, splitting his time between the Program in Film Directing and the Program in Film & Video. He teaches courses in Film History (including seminars on Realist style, the Western, Rock and Roll movies and ‘70s genre film) and... Continue reading »