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FILM BACKGROUND

I started U.S.C.'s School of Cinema-Television in January of 1984, and spent the next 8 years in Hollywood working and learning from some of the masters of the craft. Eventually, I finished my award-winning masters thesis film, "Among the Magic Mountains," and earned my stellar degree. 

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At U.S.C. I practiced both fiction and non-fiction. The paid work I did was largely in post. From cataloguing several decades worth of films for the Visual Anthropology Department to operations assistant in a commercial video post-production facility. From cutting promos for Z-Channel (an early regional version of TMC) and studios like Paramount Pictures, to cutting and designing multi-screen installations for museums and theme parks. 

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Stardust & Moonbeams (2017)

Producer of 17-minute narrative fiction film set in the Jazz Age, the roaring 1920's. Winner of multiple festival laurels

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​http://stardustmoonbeams.com

The Day I Lost My Voice

The Day I Lost My Voice

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The Day I Lost My Voice (1999)

Writer/Producer/Director of 7-minute narrative documentary set in the 1960's. Created as part of a master artists' workshop led by Judy Chicago.

  • Video Shorts 18 festival in Seattle, WA

  • Sinsations group show, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN. 

  • Shot on Hi-8; edited on the Avid

Cowchip

Cowchip

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Cowchip (1992)

Writer/Producer/Director of documentary short: Humorous 2-minute history lesson on an early source of fuel. 

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  • Video Shorts 11, Seattle, WA

  • Main Street Art, Fort Worth, TX

  • Shot on Super 8 film; posted on 3/4" tape via computer managed controller

AMONG THE MAGIC MOUNTAINS

AMONG THE MAGIC MOUNTAINS

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Among The Magic Mountains (1991)

Writer/Producer/Director of 30-minute Narrative Documentary in which the filmmaker learns about a family secret. The LA Times called it, "... a real heart-tugger, Kalynn Huffman’s irresistible “Among the Magic Mountains.”

  • LA Freewaves Festival, Los Angeles, CA

  • Winner, University Film and Video Association Grant

  • San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain

  • Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX

  • U.S.C. School of Cinema-Television Alumni gathering and on-campus screening and talk-back.

  • Curated and screened regularly in the “Identity and Home” exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.C. 1993.

  • Shot on 16mm and Super 8 film, 1991

Career Highlights & Awards

At Indiana University-Bloomington

  • Taught undergraduates at Indiana University, coaching screenwriters, video producers, and interactive game designers (14 years);

  • Designed and led a graduate level working seminar that developed an ARG (Alernate Reality Game) before the non-desktop game form had a name, called Destination Unkown"

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At KCKN/KBIM

  • Directed, reported, and voiced broadcast radio news; earning the New Mexico Broadcasters annual award for the year's best newscast;

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As a Learning designer for Corporate Training

  • Wrote and directed teams to build blended training programs for clients such as Microsoft, Lowe's, McDonalds, and Cinga

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Community Volunteer

  • Led media workshops for K-12

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