Alex H. Rafi, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Media Production
Department of Communication
Courses Taught
Digital Storytelling; Documentary Production; Introduction to Film and Media: Form and Context; Media Lab; Video Production and Design
Education
M.F.A. In Documentary Film and Video, Stanford University
Research Interests
- Documentary Ethics
- Reflexivity in Documentary
- Poetic Documentary
- Independent Art Cinema
- Fiction/Nonfiction Hybridity
- Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Film and Media
- Urban Ethnography
Publications and Media Placements
IDA Member Spotlight - August 2021
Film Screenings and Presentations
a door away (2021)
AtomaCon Short Film Festival 2023
PensaCon Short Film Festival 2023
Con Nooga Film Festival 2023
Fayetteville Film Festival 2022
Chroma International Film Festival 2022
“Black Space & Time: Reflecting on Black World Building”
Oakland Museum of California
AfroComicCon International Film Festival 2021
Cosplay and Movies 2021
Gary International Black Film Festival 2021
BlackStar Film Festival 2021
Brooklyn Film Festival 2021
On Task (2020)
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Encore - Best of the Fest 2021
Bay Area Short Films Festival 2021
St. Louis International Film Festival 2020
New Orleans Film Festival 2020
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2020
San Francisco Documentary Film Festival 2020
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2020
Honors and Awards
- Best Documentary - PensaCon Short Film Festival 2023
- Best Documentary - Con Nooga Film Festival 2023
- Best Documentary - AfroComicCon International Film Festival 2021
Professional Organizations and Associations
- International Documentary Association
- University Film and Video Association
- Video Consortium
- The D-Word
- Society for Film and Media Studies