Faculty

Born and raised in the Appalachian region, Sidney Beeman is a storyteller driven by her deep connection to her roots and a passion for video storytelling. For nearly a decade, she’s immersed herself in the world of visual narrative, wearing multiple hats as an editor, producer, and cinematographer across a diverse array of projects. Her journey into […]

Education Ph.D. in Romance Languages, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. (2017) M. A. in Teaching Italian and Latin Language and Literature, Provveditorato agli Studi di Vicenza and Università di Venezia Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy. (2000) M.A. Laurea in Lettere e Filosofia. Università degli Studi di Venezia Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy. (1993) Appointments Interim Director […]

Film Studies Program Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Department of Communication Studies Biography: William S. Davis is a professor in the Film Studies Program in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. He received his Bachelor’s in Art with a concentration in Photography and Film Studies Minor from UNC Charlotte in 2004, and his Master’s in Liberal Studies […]

Justin Evans is a poet and electrician and a few other adjacent things. He’s served as co-editor of Vanilla Sex Magazine and poetry editor of QU. His poetry has appeared in Gutslut Press, Blood Orange Review, Defunct magazine, and elsewhere. His writing credits for the stage include A Tonguey Kiss for Samuel Davidson, Satan v. […]

Kiersten Houser is an educator and multi-modal filmmaker with over a decade of experience in directing, producing, writing, cinematography, acting, marketing for film, and editing. Her work, which focuses on diverse, character-driven stories, has earned awards such as Best Experimental Film and Best Suspense Film, along with PBS NC’s Reel South Award, given annually to a […]

Jay Morong is an educator, film programmer, director, actor and theatrical video designer. His theatrical video design work includes: Hamlet, The Purple Flower, The Colored Museum, The Winter’s Tale, Nocturne and [sic] all at UNC Charlotte; Tales of the Lost Formicans at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Requiem For New Orleans, Simple Thoughts […]

Subject: Theatre Biography: Dr. Mark Pizzato (Professor of Theatre) teaches screenwriting and various topics courses in film at UNC Charlotte, along with theatre history, drama, and performance theory. He holds a Ph.D. in English from UW-Milwaukee, an MFA in dramatic writing from the Catholic University of America, and a BA from Notre Dame. Productions of […]