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Jessica Medenbach Crawford
Professional Lecturer of Media Arts
Bio
Jessica is a Professional Lecturer of Media Arts at Marist, as well as a a video and media designer, filmmaker, editor, and producer.
Jessica's professional work outside of teaching has included designing and engineering video and interactive experiences for performances, installations, augmented and virtual reality experiences, as well as directing, shooting and editing experimental shorts, documentary, short narrative films and music videos. She actively explores issues such as environmental conservation, gender politics, ethical responsibility, caretaking and our relationship to technology in her work. Her projects have been presented in New York, London, Miami, Pittsburgh and written about in publications such as The New York Times.
Education
MFA, Video and Media Design, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018
BFA, Film Production and Electronic Arts, Bard College, 2011
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Video and Media Design for Performance and Events
Narrative and Documentary Film
Experimental Media (including AR & VR experiences)
Gender and Media
Environmental Conservation
Selected Press
New York Times Review of good friday, 2019
Lighting & Sound America review of good friday, 2019
theasy review of good friday, 2019
off off online review of good friday, 2019
New York Times Review of If Sand Were Stone, 2018
Carnegie Mellon Article on East Liberty Augmented Reality Experience, 2017
New York Times Interview Kaycee Documentary and Midnight Moment, 2016
Creator's Project Midnight Moment in Times Square, 2016
Times Square Arts Midnight Moment, 2016
Broadway World coverage of Midnight Moment, 2016
Interview with Modern Farmer about Kaycee Documentary Project, 2014
Radio Interview with Sheridan Media about Kaycee Documentary Project, 2014
Selected Works
Awards and Fellowships
- Juliet Lea Hilman Simonds Graduate Fellowship | Carnegie Mellon University | 2015-2018 Pittsburgh, PA
- Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry Funds | Carnegie Mellon University | 2018 Pittsburgh, PA
- GUSH Research Grant | Carnegie Mellon University | 2016-2017 Pittsburgh, PA