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Finally, a cutting-edge film city like Seattle has a cutting-edge film program of its own!
Director/Screenwriter Barry Blaustein, Beyond the Mat, Coming to America, The Ringer.
Dr. Edwin WeiheDirector(206) 296-5420eweihe@seattleu.edu
Thorne Clayton-FallsAdministrative Assistant(206) 296-5420claytont@seattleu.edu
Because Film Studies is an independent B.A. program, Film Studies majors and minors can also double-major or minor in English or English/Creative Writing, literary disciplines that importantly complement the visual storytelling discipline of film study.
With this extraordinarily comprehensive and visionary film studies program, Seattle University instantly places itself at the forefront of America’s top universities offering courses in the art, craft, and business of film-making.
Tom Wright, producer, screenwriter (Newjack City) and author of Working in Hollywood and American Screenwriters
Adejumobi, SaheedAssociate ProfessorFilm Studies, Global African Studies, History
s.ade@seattleu.edu
Clayton-Falls, ThorneAdministrative AssistantEnglish, Film Studies
claytont@seattleu.edu
Cumbow, RobertLaw School ProfessorFilm Studies
cumbowr1@seattleu.edu
Hahn, HazelAssociate ProfessorAsian Studies Program, Film Studies, History
hahnh@seattleu.edu
Helfgott, JacquelineProfessor/ Department Chair Criminal Justice
jhelfgot@seattleu.edu
Jha, SonoraChair, Associate ProfessorAsian Studies Program, Communication
sonora@seattleu.edu
Kobayashi, FumiyoLecturerAsian Studies Program, Film Studies, Modern Languages and Cultures
kobayasf@seattleu.edu
McDowell, AndreaVisiting Assistant ProfessorEnglish, Film Studies
mcdowela@seattleu.edu
McDowell, SeanAssociate ProfessorEnglish, Film Studies
mcdowell@seattleu.edu
Meyer, RichardLecturerAsian Studies Program, Film Studies
meyerr@seattleu.edu
Staley, JeffreyAdjunct FacultyFilm Studies, Theology and Religious Studies
staleyj@seattleu.edu
Suh, SharonChair, Associate Professor, Director of Academic SalonsAsian Studies Program, Theology and Religious Studies
suhs@seattleu.edu
Taylor, WilliamAssociate ProfessorAsian Studies Program, English, Film Studies
btaylor@seattleu.edu
Weihe, EdwinDirector, Associate ProfessorEnglish, Film Studies
eweihe@seattleu.edu
Wirth, JasonAssociate ProfessorAsian Studies Program, Film Studies, Global African Studies, Philosophy
wirthj@seattleu.edu
Explore the Film Studies Brochure
Nothing could be easier! Come to the English Department (Casey 5th) and complete a form declaring your major or minor in Film Studies. You will be assigned a faculty advisor right away. And you will be encouraged to introduce yourself to Dr. Edwin Weihe, director of Film Studies, and other Film Studies faculty.
History of Film WesternsGreat Middle East FilmFelliniFilm and PhilosophyPolitical CinemaScript AnalysisGerman CinemaWriting About FilmArt of FilmFilm NoirScreenwritingChinese FilmFilm FestivalsMusicalsLatin American FilmHitchcockVampire MoviesScreen AdaptationsFrench CinemaSpielbergSilent FilmScifiFilms of IndiaHorrorWomen FilmmakersBergmanIndependent CinemaRussian/Soviet CinemaKubrickGangster FilmsFilm Studies Honors
Introduction to FilmmakingIntermediate Filmmakng IIntermediate Filmmaking IIDocumentary FilmmakingNarrative FilmmakingFilm Studies Honors
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