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Gilda L. Sheppard

Seattle Washington

professor filmmaker

Tags: workshops, seminars & classes  shorts  political/social issue documentaries  personal documentaries  history documentaries  festival awards  

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Title/Occupation:  Consultant  Director  Educator 

Services Provided:  Seminars/Workshops 

Gender: Female

Race: African-American/Black

Citizenship: USA

Languages Spoken: English

Biography: Gilda L. Sheppard, Ph. D. is a member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College Tacoma Program as well as a Distance Learning Instructor at Seattle Central Community College. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Mercy College in Detroit, Masters of Social Work from University of Washington and a Doctorate in Sociology and Cultural Studies from The Union Graduate School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She teaches interdisciplinary courses in sociology, cultural studies and media literacy. She has published articles on media including an online article with cultural critic bell hooks. She is an internationally award winning filmmaker. Her short documentary films have been screened throughout USA as well as Berlin, Germany, Ghana West Africa, and recently at Fest Afrique 360 at 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the 2008 Short Film Corner at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Sheppard is in production of a feature length documentary exploring the effects of liberal arts education as a transformative experience in prison and its impact of prisoners agency on issues in community.