I am a graduate of the Columbia Film School; and, retired Howard University professor where I taught film theory, directing and cinematography— MFA Graduate and Undergraduate Film Programs. I am a co-founder and designer of the MFA Graduate Film Program. During my tenure at Howard, I founded the DCHU Hollywood Summer Youth Film Workshop for at risk youth, in which I wrote, produced and directed community-training workshops in the art of filmmaking. Most notable among these productions are: CROWDED (documentary short—on overcrowded conditions in the Baltimore City Jail; used in litigation on behalf of inmates to help them wine their case) and ...