Contact Information

King Hall 102E
Phone: 910-962-7544
E-mail: monahand@uncw.edu

Education

Columbia University, New York, New York.  M.F.A., Film Directing, 1996

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. B.S., Studio Arts (Minor: English)1984

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Filmography

RINGO    
Digital, 5:30 min., found footage experimental, Producer, Director, Lead Editor & Effects
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award

University Film and Video Association conference, Chicago IL, 2005
Hanoi Cinemateque, Hanoi Vietnam, 2005
Santa Fe International Film Festival, Santa Fe NM, 2005
Cinequest International Film Festival, San Jose CA, 2006
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor MI, 2006
                    (Honorable Mention Award)
Athens International Film & Video Festival, Athens OH, 2006
Winnipeg International Film Festival, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, 2006
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle WA, 2006
                    Grand JuryPrize - Short Animated Film
Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles CA, 2006
Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour (national screening tour to universities, theaters and museums), 2006
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, 2006
Rural Route Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, New York NY, 2006
Friday Film Nite Wilmington Filmmakers Showcase, Wilmington NC, 2006 (Invited)
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Palm Springs CA, 2006 (Invited)
1 Reel Film Festival/Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, Seattle WA, 2006 (Invited)
Rural Route Film Festival International Touring Program, 2006 (Invited)
          September 28 & 29,2006, Detroit, Michigan at Henry Ford Museum
          November 18th, 2006, Alpine, TX, West Fest at Sul Ross University
          November 24th, 2006, Elkader, IA, Elkader Cinema
          November 24th & 25th, 2006, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
          February 1, 2007, Zeigeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
          February 14th, 2007, Indie Memphis Microcinema,  Memphis, TN ˆ
          February 15th, 2007, Webster Film Series, St. Louis, MO
          February 20th, 2007, The Garage, Winston-Salem, NC
          March 21st, 2007,  911 Media Arts Center, Seattle, WA
          April 6-8th, 2007, Dawson City International Film Festival, Dawson City, Yukon,
          Canada ˆ
          May 4th, 2007, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY
          May 11-12th, 2007, Out North, Anchorage, AK
          May 29th-June 3rd, 2007, International Rural Film Conference, Jokkmokk,
          Lapland, Sweden
          June 10th, 2007, National Asparagus Festival, Hart, MI
Tiburon International Film Festival, Tiburon CA, March 25, 2007
North Carolina Visions, State-wide PBS showcase, 2007
Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison WI, April 12, 2007
WE Fest, Wilmington NC, May 25, 2007
Skandinavia Public Television (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland), 2007-2010
Silents Please Avant-Garde Shorts Program, UNCW, Wilmington NC, Sept. 6, 2007
South Dakota Film Festival, Aberdeen SD, September 22, 2007
Iowa City Experimental Film Festival, October, 2007
Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro NC, Nov. 18, 2007
                    (Kyser Craft Award: Montage & Special Effects)

FINDERS KEEPERS     
16mm,  25 min., narrative, Editor

Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, November 10, 2006
Avignon/New York International Film Festival, New York NY November 15 & 17, 2006
Avignon Film Festival, Avignon France, June 23, 2007
University Film and Video Association Juried Screening, Colorado Springs, CO, August 2008
Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence RI, August 2008
Asheville Film Festival, Ashville NC, Nov. 6-9, 2008
NC Visions, North Carolina Public Television, Fall 2008

SNAPSHOT    
16mm,  28 min., narrative, Editor
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award

Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, August 2005
University Film and Video Association conference, Chicago IL, August 2005
Avignon/New York International Film Festival, New York NY November 2005
Avignon International Film Festival, Avignon France, May 2006
Home Film Festival, New York, NY, May 2006
Wine Country Film Festival, Napa/Sonoma CA, August 2006
Breckenridge Film Festival, Breckenridge CO, September 2006
Bluegrass Independent Film Festival, Louisville KY, September 2006
Dubrovnik International Film Festival, Dubrovnik Croatia, October 2006
New England Film & Video Festival, Boston MA, October 7, 2006
        NEFVF Award - Best Narrative Independent Short
Santa Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe NM, November, 2006
Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona AZ, Feb. 28 and March 1, 2006

MONKEY JUNCTION    
PAL DVCAM,  33 min., narrative, Writer, Director, Editor
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award

Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, 2004
University Film and Video Association conference, Toledo OH, 2004
Carolina Film and Video Festival, Greensboro NC 2005
Oxford International Film Festival, Oxford MS, 2005
Light Factory 5th Annual Carolina Filmmakers Showcase, Charlotte NC, 2005
Alameda International Film Festival, Alameda CA, 2005
North Carolina Visions, State-wide PBS showcase, Oct. 29 2005 and  April 29 2006

PRIME TIME    
16mm, 15 min., narrative / Writer, Director, Editor, Digital Effects

Awards:                                      
New Line Cinema Award: “Most Original Film”
Silver Plaque: Chicago International Film Festival
Silver Award: Adriatico International Film Festival

Featured:                                 
Resfest Festival of Digital Films (London, New York, San Francisco, Chicago)
Festival of New Work by Columbia University Filmmakers (Faculty Selects)
Independent Feature Film Market Film School Showcase (NYC)
Sao Paolo International Film Festival

Selected Entry:                       
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Barcelona International Film Festival
Adriatico International Film Festival (Italy)

ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME    
16mm, 15 min., narrative / Writer, Director, Editor

Awards:                                      
Student Academy Award Regional Finalist
Honorable Mention: Melbourne International Film Festival

Featured:                                 
First Exposure: WNYC TV (New York)
Image Union: WTTW TV (Chicago)
Eat Carpet: SBS TV (Sidney, Australia)
Independent Feature Film Market Film School Showcase (NYC)
Faculty Selects: Columbia University Graduate Film Division
International Student Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
First Look Series/Tribeca Film Center (NYC)

Selected Entry:                       
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Short Cuts Film Festival (Monaco, Paris

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Publications

Co- Author: “Looking At Movies” 3rd Edition, W.W. Norton & Company, 2010.

Supplementary Materials Author:  “Looking At Movies” 3rd Edition,
W.W. Norton & Company, 2010.

Writer/Director/Narrator/Editor of DVD supplement tutorial films:

Film Analysis
Form and Content
Genre: The Western
Narrators, Narration, and Narrative
Diegetic and Nondiegetic Elements
The Lumiere Brothers’ Actualities
Suspense and Surprise
Setting and Expressionism
Lighting and Familiar Image
Composing The Frame
Seeing the Lighting
Shot Types and Implied Proximity
Camera Angles
Point of View
Zoom and Moving Camera Effects
The Moving Camera
Focal Length
The Evolution of Editing: Continuity and Classical Cutting
The Evolution of Editing: Montage
The Kuleshov Experiment
The 180 Degree Rule
Editing Techniques in “Snapshot”
Persona and Performance
Editing and Performance in “Snapshot”
Sound in “Snapshot”

2nd Edition Website Essays (wwnorton.com/movies), Editor Eileen Connell, 2006

Animation Techniques
Factual and Dramatic Aspects of Documentary Film
The Evolution of Special Effects
The Evolution of Editing Technology

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Screenwriting

PRAIRIE CURE    
feature length screenplay

Selected for Nuyorican “Fifth Night” staged reading series: Starring Liev Schreiber

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS    
feature length screenplay

Commissioned rewrite by David Monahan for Avenue Entertainment Group

WET    
feature length screenplay

Write-for-hire/collaboration for Lemming Productions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

INSIDE RAMONA   
feature length screenplay

Currently in revision