Jim Gilmore

Jim Gilmore serves as a Visiting Filmmaker in the Department of Communication at Flagler College, teaching film courses and spearheading the new interdisciplinary Cinematic Arts major. With 23 years of academic experience, he has held faculty positions at both Flagler College and the University of Michigan-Dearborn as assistant, associate, and full professor.

His educational background includes:

• MA in Broadcasting and Film, University of Iowa

Professor Gilmore's creative scholarship centers on American culture, social justice, and history through documentary filmmaking. His work interrogates racial transitions, gender barriers in sports, and cultural narratives, consistently amplifying marginalized voices and historical turning points with cinematic rigor.

His filmography spans over 20 documentaries, including the recent Cracking Aces (2018) on women in professional poker and the upcoming Fielding Dreams about baseball scouts. These works reveal a cohesive trajectory exploring social justice within American institutions, blending archival research with intimate character studies to examine systemic change.

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As an educator, Gilmore mentors students in documentary production and film theory, directly shaping Flagler's emerging Cinematic Arts program. He also founded Acadia Pictures (1995), an independent production company serving as his creative engine for film projects.

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