David Ellsworth
Assistant professor of theater, film, and media studies. Film/video production, screenwriting, non-fiction film history/theory.
e-mail: dellsworth@smcm.edu
David Ellsworth is a documentary and experimental filmmaker whose work has screened at a variety of festivals nationally (Black Maria, Full Frame, Margaret Mead) and abroad (Amsterdam, Havana, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo). Dave received his B.A. in English from the University of Virginia before moving to New York, where he worked as a video editor at Broadway Video, Inc. He left New York to earn an M.A. in Educational Media Production at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and later received his M.F.A. in Film and Video Production at the University of Iowa. He has taught at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and Grand Valley State University in Michigan. His teaching and research interests include film/video production, screenwriting, and non-fiction film history/theory. A firm believer in the life-long benefits of a liberal education, Dave is excited about joining the St. Mary's College community. (Office: MH 179A, in the Theater lobby)
From David Ellsworth's film Time, and The River (2004).
