Stephane Dunn, Ph.D., MA, MFA
Stephane Dunn, Ph.D., MA, MFA (University of Notre Dame) is a writer, filmmaker, professor, and cultural critic. Dr. Dunn has written, co-directed and produced two short documentary films, Fight for Hope (first place BronzeLens Georgia Lottery Lights Action Camera competition), Mr. Creek’s Move for the city of Atlanta, and the forthcoming After the Bridge Burned: Basil Reviving in addition to several plays. She teaches screenwriting, documentary filmmaking, creative writing, African American Cinema, and film criticism and is a co-founder and the academic coordinator for the Morehouse Cinema, Television & Emerging Media Studies (CTEMS) major. She frequently moderates public discussions with industry professionals and screenings. She is the author of the book, Baad Bitches & Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films (University of Illinois Press) and the forthcoming novel Snitchers. Her essays and commentaries have appeared in edited books and a number of publications, including Ms., The Chronicle of Higher Education, CNN.com., The Atlantic, Vogue.com, TheRoot, Ebony, and NPR, among others. The 2016 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award was awarded for her novel manuscript, Snitchers. Her screenplay Chicago ’66 is the 2020 Finish Line/Tirota Social Impact Screenwriting Competition winner.