MM Serra

MM Serra is a Part-time Assistant Professor at The New School, where they teach courses in avant-garde film and non-camera filmmaking. They also serve as the Executive Director of Film-Makers' Cooperative, a pioneering archive of independent media. Serra’s work bridges experimental film, curation, and academic instruction.

• Education: Not explicitly stated in provided text.
• Affiliations: Film-Makers' Cooperative, The New School.

Research & Curation: Serra specializes in avant-garde cinema, having curated major events including Counter Culture, Counter Cinema: An Avant Garde Film Festival (2010), Cinema of the Unusual (2007–2008), and international exhibitions in Poland and Norway. Their work emphasizes interdisciplinary connections between film, visual art, and performance.

Publications & Projects: Authored a chapter on Carolee Schneemann (Anthology of Experimental Filmmakers, Duke UP, 2007–2008). Their film Chop Off premiered at Sundance (2009) and screened at MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight. Current courses include Avant Garde & the Moving Image and Non-Camera Filmmaking.

Awards/Grants: None explicitly listed in text.

Labs/Teams: Oversees the Film-Makers' Cooperative, a vital resource for independent media preservation and exhibition.