Elizabeth Coffman

Elizabeth Coffman is a Professor at Loyola University Chicago's School of Communication, specializing in the Film and Digital Media Program. As an accomplished documentary filmmaker and scholar, she explores themes of literature, environmental crises, and postwar nation-building.

• Doctor of Philosophy in English (Cinema Studies), University of Florida, 1995
• Master of Arts in English, University of Florida, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science, Duke University, 1987

Her research spans documentary history, from early avant-garde shorts to contemporary video collectives, with a focus on feature films and installations through her company Long Distance Productions. Recent work includes the Flannery O'Connor documentary and the biopic Wildcat.

Notable awards include the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film for Flannery. She has received grants like NEH sponsorship for her projects and actively preserves Chicago's film history via the Media Burn Archive.