Faculty
Screenwriting, Directing, and Producing
Marty Lang
Director of the MFA in Film, Television and Digital Media
Marty Lang is an award-winning teacher, independent filmmaker and journalist. He has written and directed two feature films, "Stay With Me," named Best Feature Film at the 2023 South Georgia Film Festival, and "Rising Star," released worldwide by Content Film in 2013. His producing credits include the 2020 Sundance Film Festival world premiere web series "The Ride," the 2016 Indie Spirit Award nominee "Out of My Hand," and "Chompy & the Girls," featuring Udo Kier, released internationally in 2021 by Freestyle Digital Media.
Leandro Tadashi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies
Leandro Tadashi's short films have been screened in over 300 festivals worldwide, includingFestival de Cinema de Gramado (Brazil) and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France). In Los Angeles, he directed the short “Tomorrow” (2014), and co-directed the feature “Actors Anonymous” (2017).
Neil Landau
Associate Professor, Dept. of Entertainment & Media Studies
Neil Landau’s screenwriting credits include the cult teen comedy "Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead;" "Melrose Place," and "The Magnificent Seven," among others. His animated movie projects include "Tad: The Lost Explorer" (aka Las Adventuras de Tadeo Jones) for which he earned a Spanish Academy “Goya” Award and Cinema Writers’ Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2014).
Julie Ray
Professor, Chair, Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies
Julie Ray has more than 20 years of experience designing scenery for theatre, film and television. She has designed scenery for feature films including "Love & Other Drugs," "Abduction" and "13 Days."
Shandra L. McDonald
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies
Shandra L. McDonald is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer with more than 30 years of experience in the television and film industry. Shandra has created content that has aired on networks including Showtime, Oxygen, TV One, CBS, BET, NBC and more. Shandra's film projects have screened at many U.S. and international festivals including the British Film Institute, the Cannes Film Festival and the Fespaco Film Festival.
Ivan Ingermann
Head of Design Area, Associate Professor, Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies
Ivan Ingermann is a professor in the University of Georgia's Theatre and Film Studies Department where he will teach the Costume Design for TV and Film class and is Head of our Design Area.
Sanghoon Lee
Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Entertainment & Media Studies
Lee has completed several award-winning dramatic features as the cinematographer and producer, including "Chicago Heights" and "Hogtown." His credits also include feature documentaries "Today We Saw the Face of God" and "Breakfast at Ina’s." In 2018 he wrote directed his first feature film, Banana Season. He has taught MFA and film production courses previously at Governors State University, DePaul University and Northwestern University. He is currently in post for his latest directorial effort "Classics Undone."
George Contini
Performance Area Head, Professor, Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies
George Contini is a Professor in the University of Georgia's Theatre and Film Studies Department where he specializes in Characterization, Acting on Camera, Queer Theatre and Film, and Solo Performance.
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