I am a published author with thirty years of experience in fiction and nonfiction. My work has appeared in national newspapers and popular magazines, as well as scholarly editions, and has earned positive reviews in USA Today, the Huffington Post, and other outlets. I script, direct, and edit documentary and fictional films, and several projects have been optioned by studios for adaptation. I’ve also managed film production companies and collaborated with major broadcasters and distributors around the world. My international editorial experience includes work with Bloomsbury and Edinburgh University Press. Since 1996 I have been a tenured university professor, leading film departments and directing postgraduate programs while teaching a wide range of courses from writing to film production and film studies, informed by my published scholarship.

Gary D. Rhodes

I am a published author with thirty years of experience in fiction and nonfiction. My work has appeared in national newspapers and popular magazines, as well as scholarly editions, and has earned positive reviews in USA Today, the Huffington Post, and other outlets. I script, direct, and edit documentary and fictional films, and several projects have been optioned by studios for adaptation. I’ve also managed film production companies and collaborated with major broadcasters and distributors around the world. My international editorial experience includes work with Bloomsbury and Edinburgh University Press. Since 1996 I have been a tenured university professor, leading film departments and directing postgraduate programs while teaching a wide range of courses from writing to film production and film studies, informed by my published scholarship.

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I am a published author with thirty years of experience in fiction and nonfiction. My work has appeared in national newspapers and popular magazines, as well as scholarly editions, and has earned positive reviews in USA Today, the Huffington Post, and other outlets. I script, direct, and edit documentary and fictional films, and several projects have been optioned by studios for adaptation. I’ve also managed film production companies and collaborated with major broadcasters and distributors around the world.

My international editorial experience includes work with Bloomsbury and Edinburgh University Press. Since 1996 I have been a tenured university professor, leading film departments and directing postgraduate programs while teaching a wide range of courses from writing to film production and film studies, informed by my published scholarship.

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Work Experience

Writer/Filmmaker
January 1, 1992 - Present
Contributing editor at Film International; published in the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the USA Today, and numerous film magazines and peer-reviewed journals. Seven of my books have been optioned by film studios. I have given book talks around the world, from Los Angeles and New York to London and Baghdad. I have written, directed, and/or edited numerous commercially released documentary films. I have also managed two film production companies and worked with PBS, BBC, Hearst Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Image Entertainment, Umbrella Entertainment, and many others across the globe.
University Professor at The Queen’s University, Belfast; University of Central Florida
January 1, 1996 - Present
Tenured professor at three universities, including The Queen’s University in the United Kingdom and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Served as head of a university film department, as well as postgraduate director for the same. Acted as assistant director of a school of communication and media. Taught a wide range of courses, from writing to film production and film studies, many of them research-informed by published scholarship.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Film) at The Queen’s University, Belfast
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services