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Mary Jane Doherty

Mary Jane Doherty

Director of Film Production Program;
Associate Professor of Film

BA, Bowdoin College;
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Professor Doherty, a two-time finalist for the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, teaches a variety of film production courses including a new course on the narrative documentary. She's also an award-winning freelance editor, director and cinematographer. Recent productions include a short film for former VP Al Gore, a feature-length documentary on organized religion and a short experimental documentary on rapid land-use change in China. Currently, she is co-directing and shooting a feature documentary on modern-day Canterbury Tales as well as a four-year film project following three young dancers in Cuba.

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