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Faculty in Film and Media Studies
Contact
Daniel Arts Center 131
Academic Program Affiliation(s)
Arts, Film
Areas of Specialization
- Art Cinema
- Modernist movements
- Aesthetics
- Independent and community media
- Micro-budget filmmaking
Favorite/Regular Courses Offered
- Introduction to Film and Media
- Audio Production and Storytelling
- Avant-Garde and Art Cinema
- Fiction 1 - Screenwriting
- Fiction 2 - Directing and Acting for Film
- Non-Fiction 1 - Theory, Ethics, and Field Research
- Non-Fiction 2 - Participatory Film and Media
Biography
MFA with Distinction, Media Arts Production, University at Buffalo, SUNY
BA, Sociology, Media Studies, Philosophy (minor), Hunter College, CUNY
Dien is an independent filmmaker and multimedia artist with interests in Art Cinema,
modernist movements, aesthetics, community media, and micro-budget filmmaking. Before
joining Bard College at Simon’s Rock, he taught at the University at Buffalo and Virginia
Tech, where he co-developed the filmmaking program. Dien is the first graduate of
distinction from SUNY Buffalo’s MFA program in experimental media arts since its founding.
He started teaching at Simon's Rock in 2017.
Highlights
- "Let Them Have Their Way" (debut feature film as writer, director). Special screening
at the Buffalo International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Narrative, Best Direction,
Best Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Actress at Blowup: Chicago International Arthouse
Film Festival in 2015.
- "Beyond Boundaries: Personal Stories from a Small Planet" (editor). Won the Peabody
Award in 2006 and premiered on the Independent Film Channel.