Scott Schimmel
Associate Professor
Scott received his MFA in Documentary Film from Wake Forest University in 2017 and joined the University of Hawaiʻi at…
Marc Moody
Professor
Marc moved to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Arkansas, where his screenplay A Song for the Night…
Brett Service
Academic Advisor / Educational Specialist / Lecturer
Brett Service is an advisor and lecturer in the Academy for Creative Media. He received his MA from the University…
Wimal Dissanayake
Affiliated Faculty
Wimal Dissanayake is one of the leading scholars of Asian cinema and Asian communication theory. He has also been awarded…
Jason Leigh
Professor / Director of LAVA
Jason Leigh is the Director of LAVA: the Laboratory for Advanced Visualization & applications, Co-Director of the Hawaii Data Science…
Christine Acham
Professor / Department Chair
Christine Acham received her Ph.D. in Critical Studies from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.…
Lisette Flanary
Professor
As an independent filmmaker and a hula dancer, Lisette Marie Flanary creates documentary films that celebrate a modern renaissance of…
George Wang
Professor
George Wang is Professor of Creative Media at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar…
Vilsoni Hereniko
Professor
Vilsoni Hereniko's research, teaching, and creative work explore issues related to climate change, indigenous storytelling, art and cultural identity, and…