Matthew Buzzell

Academic Degrees • Master of Fine Arts in Directing, American Film Institute 1998 • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama, North Carolina School of the Arts 1989

Academic Experience • Assistant Professor, Augusta University (formerly Georgia Regents University), Department of Communication Fall 2013 - present • Fellowship, Freeman Summer Institute on Japan, Japan Studies Association, University of Hawaii, Manoa Summer 2016 • Temporary Full-Time Instructor, Georgia Regents University, Department of Communications and Professional Writing Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

(Everything above this line fulfilled while on tenure track at GRU/AU)

• Temporary Full-Time Instructor, Augusta State University, Department of Communications and Professional Writing Spring 2011 - Spring 2012 • Guest Instructor, Musicians Institute, Los Angeles Fall 2010 • Guest Lecturer, American Film Institute Spring 2004 • Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California Fall 2003

Creative Scholarly Work

Buzzell, M. (2017). “Battle Sequence,” Camelot. AU Opera, Augusta, Ga. • Director and Cinematographer of projected sequences for multi-media opera production.

Buzzell, M. (2016). Anime to Ozu: a hidden gateway to the golden age of Japanese cinema. Japan Studies Association annual conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. • Refereed conference presentation.

Buzzell, M. (2014). “Bonus Materials,” Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series. Shout Factory, Blu-ray • Director and Producer of 3.5 hours of supplemental interviews with cast and crew.

Buzzell, M. (2014). “Group Therapy,” The Complete Bob Newhart Show. Shout Factory, DVD • Director and Producer of 45-minute film documenting reunion of cast and crew.

Buzzell, M. (2014). The Moment Before the Song Begins. Semi-Precious Pictures. Westobou Festival, Augusta, Ga. • Director and Producer of an 8-minute experimental documentary about writer Starkey Flythe.

Buzzell, M. (2014). “Hardy Krüger,” Sundays and Cybele. The Criterion Collection, Blu-ray/DVD • Interviewer and Field Producer in supplemental interview with German actor Hardy Krüger. Buzzell, M. (2013). Not Yet Begun To Fight. PBS Television • Consulting Producer and Music Composer for feature-length documentary exploring the therapeutic impact of fly-fishing on the lives of combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. • Nominated, NW Emmy, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences • Broadcast on PBS, November 2013 • Streaming on , 2015 • Winner, Audience Awards, 2012 Florida Film Festival and the 2012 San Diego Film Festival • 2012 Atlanta Film Festival, 2012 Breckinridge Festival of Film, 2012 Red Rock Film Festival, 2013 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival

Buzzell, M. (2012). “Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man,” The Incredible Mel Brooks. Shout Factory, DVD •Director and Producer of a 46-minute documentary about the collaborative work of comedians Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. • Broadcast on PBS stations throughout the second half of 2012 and on during summer 2013

(Everything above this line fulfilled while on tenure track at ASU/GRU/AU)

Professional Experience

Research Coordinator 1992-2015 The Criterion Collection Contributed to DVD and Blu-ray publications of Orson Welles’ Mr. Arkadan, John Cassavette’s Faces, John Ford’s Stagecoach, Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs, Jean Renoir’s Rules of the Game, ’s Thieves Highway, Preston Sturges’ Unfaithfully Yours, Robert Aldrich’s Kiss Me Deadly, Cecil B. DeMille’s King of Kings, John Ford’s My Darling Clementine, Serge Bourguignon’s Sundays & Cybele.

Director, Jerks On Ice 2012 Friendly Fire Recordings, music video A narrative music video for indie rock band Elk City. • Premiered onVH1and MTV Hive in May 2012

Director, Cinematographer, Companeras 2011 Global Voices, PBS World TV (relicensed) Independent Lens, PBS Television, 2008 A 60-minute documentary about America’s first all-female Mariachi band. • SXSW Film Festival

Consulting Producer, Cinematographer, Where You From 2009 Indie Pix/Ultra Violet Productions A feature-length documentary exploring hip-hop music in rural America. • Winner, best music documentary, 2009 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival • Florida Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Hatch Fest, Northwest Film Forum

Director, Cinematographer, Bruno: Behind the Scenes 2009 A feature-length documentary about comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles.

Director, Paper Man: Behind the Scenes 2009 MPI, DVD 20-minutes of supplemental interviews with Jeff Daniels and Emma Stone.

2 Director, : Back to Now 2008 A 6-minute promotional film about the reunion of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendrix, and .

Director, Bad Religion: The Acoustic Sessions 2008 Epitaph Records A 14-minute promotional film about a punk band.

Director, Diana Krall: The Very Best of 2007 Universal Music Group A promotional film about the release of Diana Krall’s career retrospective recording.

Director, Cinematographer, Sunny & Share Love You 2007 Vanguard Cinema, DVD A feature-length comedy starring Saturday Night Live alumnus Chris Parnell.

Cinematographer, Wedding Altered 2007 Style Channel/Authentic Entertainment Half-hour reality television show for The Style Network.

Director, Cinematographer, “Putting the River in Reverse,” 2006 Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: The River in Reverse Universal Music Group, DVD A 32-minute documentary about the collaboration between Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. • Winner, 2007 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee Cinema Jazz Award

Director, Cinematographer, Tell Me Do You Miss Me 2006 Rhino /Warner Music Group, DVD A feature-length documentary about the final months of the NYC rock band Luna. • Tribeca Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Ashdod Film Festival, Frankfurt Film Festival, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival • Retrospective screenings in Los Angeles and Tel Aviv, 2015

Cinematographer, Medical Fraud Investigators 2005 Discovery Health/LMNO Productions Half-hour reality television show for the Discovery Channel.

Director, Cinematographer, Medical Missions for Children 2005 MMFC Productions A 30-minute documentary about the efforts of volunteer doctors performing cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries for children in developing nations. • Winner, 2005 Cine Golden Eagle Award

Director, Cinematographer, Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew 2004 Independent Lens, PBS Television, Warner Home Video, DVD A feature-length documentary about jazz balladeer Jimmy Scott. • Broadcast on PBS throughout the United States and Canada • Winner, 2005 PBS “Independent Lens” Audience Award, best film of the series

3 • Winner, 2002 Film Fest DC Audience Award • Winner, 2002 Atlanta Film Festival Audience Award • Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Beirut Film Festival, Miami Jazz on Film Festival

Cinematographer, Personal Story 2002 TLC/Film Garden Entertainment Half-hour reality television show for The Learning Channel.

Director, Cinematographer, What A Girl Wants 2000 The Theresa Heinz Foundation, Media Education Foundation, DVD A 33-minute documentary about the impact of media culture on the self-esteem of teenage girls. • Slamdance Film Festival

Director, Screenwriter, Six and a Half 1999 American Film Institute A 24-minute narrative Master’s Thesis film. • Recipient, Martin Ritt Foundation Award for outstanding thesis film • Winner, 1999 Prix des Auteurs, Festival International du Film Independent Bruxelles • SXSW Film Festival, Taos Talking Picture Festival, Kudzu Film Festival

Master’s Theses Committee Service

• Thesis Adviser, Panzella, C. (2017). Chiaroscuro: teleplay. Augusta University, Honors Program. • Thesis Adviser, Garcia, J. (2016 - present). Boobi is(n't) Dead: a teleplay. Augusta University, Honors Program. • Infield Reader, Searles, J. (2014). Idiot Box: a teleplay. Georgia Regents University, Honors Program

University Service

• Director, The Cinema Series at AU Fall 2016 - present • Member, Maxwell Theatre 50th Anniversary Planning Committee Fall 2016 - present • Member, Pamplin Marketing and Recruitment Committee Fall 2015 - present • Co-chair, The Cinema Series at GRU Fall 2013 - Spring 2016 • Chair, AU Intrafaculty Communication Subcommittee Fall 2015 - present • Member, AU Senate Governance and Communication Committee Fall 2014 - present • Member, Faculty Advisory Group Spring 2014 – Spring 2016

Community Service • Film Events Producer, Advisory Board Member, Westobou Festival 2010 - 2015 Initiated, co-produced, and hosted the following Westobou events: • A Celebration of the Life and Work of Marlon Brando (2015) • An Evening with (2014) • A Starkey Flythe Celebration (2013)

4 • The Passion of Joan of Arc (2013) (Everything above this line fulfilled while on tenure track at ASU/GRU/AU) ______• Transfigured Time: Music for the Films of Maya Deren (2011) • 13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests (2010)

Professional Memberships

• Japan Studies Association 2015 - present • University Film and Video Association 2014 - present • Augusta Authors Club 2013 - present

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