Barbara Bird
MFA: Northwestern University
Bachelor's Degree: University of Michigan
Barbara Bird is a documentary filmmaker concerned
with issues of social justice and political consciousness-raising.
Her work (Handmaidens, 1995, and Album, 2002) has been recognized
and juried in prominent festivals such as The Women in the Director's
Chair International Film Festival and The American Film Institute
National Video Festival in Los Angeles.
She teaches courses in beginning film/video making,
screenwriting, documentary production, and directs study abroad
programs for the College.
In 2007, she earned the Deans' Excellence Award
for Service.
Film/Videography
Album (2002)
-- Best Documentary: Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, Ill., February,
2003.
-- Best Documentary, second place, Palm Springs International Festival
of Short Films, Palm Springs, Calif., August, 2002.
Playhouse (1999)
-- Second Place, Festival International de Linguagem Ektronica (FILE)
Brazil, August 2000.
Handmaidens (1995)
-- First place current events, Silver State Documentary Festival,
1995.
-- Bronze Apple National Educational Media Awards, 1996.
Change of Life (1992)
-- Honorable Mention, Melbourne Super 8 Film Group Inc. Beyond the
Rage, curated screening, Melbourne, Australia, November 14, 2000.
PSU Student Collaboration Projects
Vasa Previa: Avoidable Tragedy (2003)
Live Transmission (2002)
-- Best Documentary Short, Blackpoint Film Festival, Lake Geneva,
Wis., 2002.
Self Taught (1999)
-- Award of Distinction Winner, University Film and Video Association,
Colorado Springs, Colo, August 2000.
The Risk is Real (1999)
-- Video project sponsored by and placed in Pennsylvania Public Health
clinics throughout State |
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Barbara Bird
Associate Professor; Director of International
Programs |
103 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802 |
| Phone |
(814) 865-1616 |
| Email |
bob2@psu.edu |
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| Courses
Taught |
Comm 345: Production and Direction;
Comm 346: Writing for the Screen I; Comm 438: Non-Fiction
Film/Video Production; Comm 445: Directing for the Screen
II |
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