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Mariah Dunn Kramer serves as a Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she bridges academic instruction with independent documentary filmmaking. Her creative work has been screened at over twenty international festivals including Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, and Bend Film Festival, with her 2015 documentary "This Is My Home Now" achieving national broadcast on PBS and the World Channel.
Kramer's research focuses on documentary film as an educational and therapeutic medium, emphasizing participatory approaches where youth become active collaborators in production. Her thematic investigations span home/displacement narratives, art-based healing practices, and community storytelling, reflecting a commitment to socially engaged cinema that amplifies marginalized voices through hands-on media training.
Her filmography demonstrates consistent exploration of identity and belonging through collaborative filmmaking techniques, with "This Is My Home Now" examining contemporary concepts of home while earlier works like "The Healing Power of Art" investigate creative expression's therapeutic potential. This trajectory reveals her signature methodology of merging cinematic storytelling with community-centered pedagogy.
Professional honors include:
- Audience Choice Award at BolderLife Film Festival (for "The Healing Power of Art")
- Royal Reel Award from Canada International Film Festival (for "The Healing Power of Art")
Kramer extends her academic mission through direct community involvement, integrating youth participants as co-creators in film productions to provide practical media education. The source material contains no documentation of formal graduate student supervision, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.
