Bio
Greg Faller is professor of Electronic Media & Film at Towson University since 1986 and was Chair of EMF 2009-2012. He served as Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts & Communication 2012-2019. In August 2019, he became Interim Dean of the college; a year later he returned to his role as Associate Dean. He received his Masters in Film Production from Syracuse University and his Doctorate in Film Studies from Northwestern University. He was an essayist, advisor, assistant and associate editor of The International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers (1984-2001), The Journal of Film & Video (1985-87), Film Reader 5 (1982) and Film Reader 6 (1985). He has been published in Literature/Film Quarterly, Popular Music and Society, American National Biography, Film Quarterly, Media Criticism (Kendall/Hunt 1992), The Fifties: Transforming the Screen (Scribners, 2003), and Movies, Moves, and Music (Equinox, 2016). He has presented papers at numerous conferences including the Literature/Film Association, the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, University Film & Video Association, and the Art Seminar Group. Dr. Faller served as the Director for the Mass Communication Graduate Program (1992-2001). He also ran the Fall Film Series (1989-2009) which hosts an annual film series and the Annual Spring Student Media Arts Festival (1989-2009). He co-chaired the inaugural Maryland Sister States International Film Series (2006), which is now an annual state-wide event, and writes the program notes for the series. Dr. Faller also worked professionally as a film editor. He collaborated with choreographer Susan Mann and composer Bill Kleinsasser to create Do You Like That? (2008), a screendance. He is currently editing a documentary on Rene Gimpel, an important 20th century art dealer and French resistance fighter.
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