Garrett Graham [email protected] garrettgraham.net (940) 220 - 0715
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Documentary Production and Studies B.A. Radio, Television and Film
University of North Texas Department of University of North Texas Department of Media Arts. Graduated Spring 2017 Media Arts. Graduated Spring 2012
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor - University of North Texas Department of Media Arts (Spring 2017)
MRTS 3230 Film Styles Production - Instructor of Record (2016 - 2017, 2 sections)
Production course covering the short filmmaking process through pre-production, production and post-production with students producing their own original short films as their final project. I taught this class as a Teaching Fellow in 2016.
MRTS 2010 Introduction to Media Writing - Instructor of Record (2015 - 2017, 3 sections)
Creative writing course where students are introduced to the basic elements of two-column non-fiction screenwriting and master scene format narrative screenwriting while giving and receiving constructive criticism. I taught this class as a Teaching Fellow in 2015 and 2016.
Teaching Fellow - University of North Texas Department of Media Arts (Fall 2015 - Fall 2016)
MRTS 3230 Film Styles Production - Instructor of Record (2016, 1 section)
Production course covering the short filmmaking process through pre-production, production and post-production with students producing their own original short films as their final project.
MRTS 3230 Film Styles Production Lab - Instructor of Record (Fall 2016, 1 section)
Lab component of film styles production featuring hands-on learning activities and demonstrations of essential filmmaking techniques such as three-point lighting and applied cinematography using professional equipment.
MRTS 2210 Introduction to Audio - Instructor of Record (Fall 2015, 1 section)
Production course covering the essential techniques for recording digital audio for radio, television, film and new media productions with students recording in-studio vocals and producing their own original podcast as a final project.
MRTS 2010 Introduction to Media Writing - Instructor of Record (2015 - 2016, 2 sections)
Creative writing course where students are introduced to the basic elements of two-column non-fiction screenwriting and master scene format narrative screenwriting while giving and receiving constructive criticism as a group.
Teaching Assistant - University of North Texas Department of Media Arts (Spring 2016)
MRTS 1320 Perspectives on Film - Teaching Assistant (Spring 2016, 1 section)
Introductory class covering critical theory and film appreciation to develop and strengthen a student's ability to analyze and interpret cinematic artistry.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Film festival awards for D on’t Frack With Denton, a documentary feature directed by Garrett Graham.
2018 Best Documentary - Green Motions Film Festival - Freiburg Germany
2018 Best Documentary - Colorado International Activist Film Festival
2018 Best Cinematography - Colorado International Activist Film Festival
2018 Best Sound and Music - Colorado International Activist Film Festival
2018 Best Production Design - Colorado International Activist Film Festival
2015 - 2016 Academic Excellence Award - University of North Texas Department of Media Arts
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Sound Mixer, Sound Designer - The Blue Heart of Lady Redd - Narrative Short - Reel Retro Prod. 2019
Sound Mixer - D eclared (Dallas TX Episode) - ESPN 2019
Sound Mixer - “Good Omens SXSW Promo” - Amazon Studios 2019
Editor, Production Assistant - “Dell Children’s Medical Center Promos” - Storycraft 2019
Sound Mixer - “Tyler Smithart Becomes Thor: Ragnarok” - Marvel Entertainment 2018
Sound Mixer - “An Evening with J Balvin - Vibras Tour” - Live Nation 2018
Sound Mixer - “NFL Today Interview with Von Miller” - NBC Sports 2018
Second Camera Operator - “The Fight to Bring Down a Confederate Monument” - Vice News 2018
Production Assistant - “Dallas Children’s Medical Center Promos” - Shine 29 Media House 2017
Director, Editor - D on’t Frack With Denton - Documentary Feature - Datalus Pictures 2017
Sound Mixer - T he Great Hanging - Documentary Feature - Datalus Pictures 2016
Editor - Nowhere Land - Documentary Short 2016
Sound Mixer - J ustice: Tyler Texas (Pilot) - Discovery Channel 2016
Sound Mixer - R ich History (Pilot) - History Channel 2016
Sound Mixer - C howhound ( Dallas TX Episode) - CBS Interactive 2016
Associate Producer - H ustler of Providence - Documentary Feature - Datalus Pictures 2015
Associate Producer - C ommunity Cryptid - Documentary Short 2015
Director, Editor - P sychic Noir - Narrative Science Fiction Short 2015
Second Camera Operator - A bove All Else - Documentary Feature - Fiege Films 2014
Second Camera Operator - D o The Math - Documentary Feature - PM Pictures and 350.org 2013
Director, Editor - B lockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade - Documentary Feature 2013
Director, Editor - M ixtapes - Narrative Comedy Short 2012
COMMISSIONED VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
All videos produced, shot and edited by Garrett Graham.
“Young Active Labor Leaders Summit” - Texas AFL-CIO 2019
“Restoring Denton County’s Forgotten Black Cemetery” - Media 13 Studios 2017
“Blockading the Trans-Pecos Pipeline” - Truthout 2017
“Protests Against Travel Ban at DFW Airport” - Newsy and Politico 2017
“Denton is Building a New Natural Gas Power Plant” - Frack Free Denton 2017
“Civil Disobedience Blockades Fracking in Texas” - Frack Free Denton 2016
“Intro to Film School: Cinema Technica” - University of North Texas 2016
“Intro to Film School: Cinema Esoterica” - University of North Texas 2016
“Intro to Film School: Cinema Politica” - University of North Texas 2016
“Intro to Film School: Movies About Movies” - University of North Texas 2016
“Protests at UN Climate Change Summit” - Truthout 2015
“Puppets for the Planet Explain Fracking” - Creative Resistance 2014
“Preserving Historic Architecture” - National Council for Preservation Education 2013
“Taking a Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline” - Tar Sands Blockade 2013
“Texas Veggie Fair Highlights” - Texas Veggie Fair 2013
“Intro to Permaculture Gardening” - Denton Permaculture Collective 2013
VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE ARTS
2019 - 2020 J udge for Submissions, Thin Line Film Festival - Denton TX
2018 Guest Speaker, Film students were invited to MLD Video Equipment Rental for a full demonstration of our professional equipment, including lights, cameras and grip gear - Dallas TX
2017 Judge for Submissions, Pasadena International Film Festival – Pasadena CA
2017 Guest Speaker, Documentary Filmmaking Workshop, Dallas Makerspace – Dallas TX
2016 Judge for Submissions, University of North Texas Media Arts Festival – Denton TX
2016 Guest Speaker, C onversations on the Open Road, a media arts program for high school students studying documentary journalism – University of North Texas – Denton TX
2016 Guest Speaker, Thin Line Film Festival Producers Panel – Denton TX
2015 - 2016 Judge for Submissions f or the Kodak Student Scholarship and Kodak Student Cinematography Scholarship Awards
2013 – 2015 Chief Film Curator of The Doc Spot and F eminist Flicks documentary screenings hosted by the University of North Texas Media Library – Denton TX
2012 Guest Speaker, Greenpeace Media Action Camp - T raining young people to use multi-media production to document environmental activism – Gainesville, FL
2010 Guest Speaker, Z Media Institute - Training activists to produce and distribute independent media, hosted by the book publishing collective South End Press - Woods Hole, MA
2009 - 2010 Volunteer Videographer, Thin Line Film Festival – Denton TX
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Johnathan Paul - Filmmaker - Co-Founder and CEO of Datalus Pictures - Adjunct Professor of Media Arts, University of North Texas - [email protected] (940) 293-7902
Melinda Levin - Documentary Filmmaker - Professor of Media Arts, University of North Texas [email protected] (940) 300-9744
Chris Zozaski - AV Systems Support Manager, University of Texas, McCombs School of Business - [email protected] (512) 784-8065
Adam Shinsky - President of MLD Equipment Rental - [email protected] (817) 371-8917
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Audio Video Technician — University of Texas (2020 - present)
Audio video systems technician responsible for operating, supporting, and maintaining audio-visual equipment for auditoriums, classrooms, lecture halls and offices inside the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
Assistant Editor — Video Review Labs, Austin Texas June 2018 - May 2019 videoreviewlabs.com
Assistant editor and production assistant producing e-commerce videos for new products and services being advertised online.
Equipment Technician — MLD Equipment Rental, Dallas Texas May 2017 - May 2018 mldvideo.com
Professional video production technician responsible for equipment maintenance, quality control, repairs and conducting demonstrations for clients.
Overhauled and updated the company's entire inventory of camera packages to improve efficiency and eliminate confusion for management and new employees.
Sound Mixer — Datalus Pictures, Denton Texas May 2017 - May 2018 dataluspictures.com
Production sound mixer for Datalus Pictures, a trans media entertainment and production company making original films, documentaries, and multimedia content for theaters, broadcast and the web.
Adjunct Professor — University of North Texas, Denton TX Jan 2017 - May 2017 (Teaching Fellow from Aug 2015 - Dec 2016)
Instructor of record teaching undergrad courses covering video production and more in-depth classes on audio and screenwriting.
Media Library Assistant — University of North Texas (2013 – 2015)
Liaison between the Media Library and the Media Arts Department adding student films to the library catalog and assisting the head media librarian on special projects.
Audio Video Technician — University of North Texas (2010 - 2015)
Audio video systems technician responsible for setting up, breaking down, ooperating, supporting and maintaining audio and video equipment for all University of North Texas Student Union events which can be as many as four thousand per year, including occasional outdoor events.
Sound Engineer — Rational Broadcasting Company (2009 - 2010)
Live sound engineer and co-host for a daily (weekdays) radio show about news and current events.
Theater Technician — Plano Independent School District (2002 – 2006)
Responsible for setup and breakdown of all equipment when clients rent auditorium and theater facilities from the Plano Independent School District for private events.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
2017 Conference Respondent University Film and Video Association, California State University Los Angeles. Y ou See Me, Director Linda Brown. University of Southern California
2017 Conference Screening, University Film and Video Association, California State University Los Angeles. D on’t Frack With Denton, Director Garrett Graham. University of North Texas Respondent: Sangsun Choi. Malone University.
2016 Conference Respondent University Film and Video Association, University of Nevada Las Vegas. Think Globally - Eat Locally, D irector L aura Vazquez. Northern Illinois University
2016 Conference Screening, University Film and Video Association, California State University Los Angeles. D on’t Frack With Denton (Work in Progress), Director Garrett Graham. University of North Texas. Respondent: Mitchell Block, Direct Cinema Ltd.
FILM FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS
Green Motions Film Festival – Freiburg Germany 2018 International Green Film Festival – Kraków Poland 2018 Huston-Tillotson University Earth Day ATX – Austin TX 2018 EARTHxFilm Festival – Dallas TX 2018 Eugene Environment Film Festival – Eugene OR 2018 Colorado International Activist Film Festival – Denver CO 2018 Texas Woman’s University – Denton TX 2018 Indivisible Denton Presents – Denton TX 2018 Dallas Video Fest – Dallas TX 2017 Thin Line’s Day of the Docs Fest – Denton TX 2017 Loma Linda University EarthCare Film Festival, Loma Linda CA – 2017 Datalus Pictures Documentary Showcase – Gainesville TX 2017 University of North Texas Media Arts Festival: Denton, Texas – 2016 University of North Texas Graduate Exhibition: Denton, Texas – 2015 E-okolišni Film Festival: Friends of the Earth Croatia – 2014 Global Justice Film Festival: Dallas, Texas (Dallas Peace Center) – 2014 Circle Cinema: Tulsa Oklahoma – 2014 National Council for Preservation Education: Indianapolis, Indiana – 2013 University of Michigan Libraries: Ann Arbor, Michigan – 2013 University of North Texas: Denton, Texas – 2013 Stephen F. Austin University: Nacogdoches, Texas – 2013 Texas A&M University: College Station, Texas – 2013 Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church: Carrollton, Texas – 2013 East Side Social Center: Houston, Texas – 2013 Logan Square Library: Chicago Illinois – 2013 Mudlark Public Theater: New Orleans, Louisiana – 2013 Lancaster Ave Autonomous Space: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 2013 Auraria Campus: Denver, Colorado Extraction Resistance – 2013 University of Oregon: Eugene, Oregon – 2013 Hampshire College: Amherst, Massachusetts – 2013 Firestorm Cafe: Asheville, North Carolina via Katuah Earth First! – 2013 Johns: Newfoundland, Canada via Cinema Politica – 2013
PRESS COVERAGE
WFAA’s Good Morning Texas: Television interview about Don’t Frack With Denton - Oct 16, 2017
CounterPunch: “Cinéma Engagé: Filmmaker Chronicles Texas Fracking Wars” by Mark Hand - July 31, 2015
The Real News Network: “Denton Gears Up For Bigger Fight Over Fracking” by Thomas Hedges - July 11, 2015
Denton Record Chronicle: “Frack-tious Film: Short Documentary Chronicles City’s Historic Fight Against Gas Industry” by Lucinda Breeding - May 7, 2015
North Texas Daily: “UNT Filmmaker Chronicles Fracking in Denton” by Dalton LaFerney - August 26, 2014