I’m Peter Kimball, a writer-director and educator based in Washington, DC. I am an experienced professional screenwriter and screenwriting professor. One of my great skills is working with directors, producers, and other creatives to help them realize their ideas in screenplay form. My work spans fiction, documentary, and short-form drama, with a focus on disability representation and Deaf culture. Films like Millstone and My Brother is Deaf have earned honors from major film festivals and qualified for Academy Award consideration.

Peter Kimball

I’m Peter Kimball, a writer-director and educator based in Washington, DC. I am an experienced professional screenwriter and screenwriting professor. One of my great skills is working with directors, producers, and other creatives to help them realize their ideas in screenplay form. My work spans fiction, documentary, and short-form drama, with a focus on disability representation and Deaf culture. Films like Millstone and My Brother is Deaf have earned honors from major film festivals and qualified for Academy Award consideration.

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I’m Peter Kimball, a writer-director and educator based in Washington, DC. I am an experienced professional screenwriter and screenwriting professor. One of my great skills is working with directors, producers, and other creatives to help them realize their ideas in screenplay form. My work spans fiction, documentary, and short-form drama, with a focus on disability representation and Deaf culture. Films like Millstone and My Brother is Deaf have earned honors from major film festivals and qualified for Academy Award consideration.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Adjunct Instructor at Georgetown University
January 1, 2026 - Present
Advanced Seminar in Writing for the Stage and Screen — advanced class in dramatic writing for theater and film. Taught as part of the Bachelor Liberal Arts program at Patuxent Institution. (taught in Spring 2026)
Adjunct Instructor at George Mason University, College of Visual and Performing Arts
January 1, 2019 - Present
FAVS 475: Advanced Fiction Directing; FAVS 496: Senior Capstone in Screenwriting; FAVS 483: Feature-Length Scriptwriting; FAVS 380: Writing for Television; FAVS 375: Fiction Film Directing; FAVS 280: Writing for the Moving Image. (taught in multiple terms, most recently Fall 2025 and ongoing since 2019)
Adjunct Instructor at American University, School of Communication
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2023
COMM 105: Visual Literacy — Foundation course introducing undergraduates to visual media and film, with emphasis on understanding different forms and methods of media production. (taught every semester from Spring 2018 through Spring 2023)

Education

Master of Fine Arts in Film and Electronic Media at American University
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in German Studies, cum laude at Brown University
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004

Qualifications

College of Visual and Performing Arts Teaching Award
January 1, 2025 - March 3, 2026
University Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Adjunct Level, American University
January 1, 2022 - March 3, 2026
University Award for Outstanding Graduate Scholarship, American University
January 1, 2012 - March 3, 2026
Official Graduation Speaker, American University School of Communication
January 1, 2012 - March 3, 2026
Dean’s Internship (with Associated Press)
January 1, 2011 - March 3, 2026
Graduate Assistantship & Merit Scholarship
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Government, Non-Profit Organization