About

Film Matters is an exciting film magazine, celebrating the work of undergraduate film scholars. It is published three times a year, by students and for students, and each issue contains feature articles, as well as a healthy reviews section. In addition, with an undergraduate audience in mind, Film Matters will include occasional service-oriented pieces, such as profiles of film studies departments, articles that engage the undergraduate film studies community and prepare students for graduate study in this field, and resources and opportunities that undergraduate scholars can pursue. In an effort to give undergraduate scholars real-world, applied-learning experiences, all Film Matters feature submissions will undergo a peer review process (typically managed by undergraduate film and media students).

We strive for inclusivity in all areas of our operations. Broadly speaking, we seek to empower undergraduates from diverse backgrounds (race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, and economic status are our primary concerns), engaging our mentors/editors from varied experiences of academia (community colleges, private colleges, public universities, tenure track, non-tenure track, adjunct, graduate student, etc.). If you want to write or edit for us, we want to work with you. We feel, however, during these changemaking times, that it is particularly important to state that Black Lives Matter. And trans rights are human rights.

The views and opinions of all pages and posts, including reviews and interviews, are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect those of the editors, the editorial board, the advisory board, or their respective institutions.

Film Matters is published by Intellect with support from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.


Editors-in-Chief

  • Liza Palmer, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
  • Tim Palmer, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

Citation Ethics Editor

M. Sellers Johnson, Independent Scholar, USA

Community College Editor

Michael Benton, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, USA

Online Editor

Kristi McKim, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Special Issues Editor

Kelli Fuery, Chapman University, USA

Videographic Essay Editor

Vacant

Advisory Board

  • Christine Becker, University of Notre Dame, USA
  • Vincent Bohlinger, Rhode Island College, USA
  • Colin Burnett, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
  • Fabrizio Cilento, Messiah College, USA
  • Kelley Conway, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  • Margaret C. Flinn, The Ohio State University, USA
  • Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Independent Scholar, USA
  • Charlie Michael, Emory University, USA
  • Jennifer O’Meara, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  • Ryan Prout, Cardiff University, UK
  • Mina Radović, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
  • Christopher Sieving, University of Georgia, USA
  • Katherine Spring, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
  • Frank P. Tomasulo, Independent Scholar, USA
  • Alison Taylor, Bond University, Australia
  • Tom Ue, Cape Breton University, Canada
  • Jonathan Walley, Denison University, USA
  • Guy Westwell, Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • Scott Wilson, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Assistant Editor

Vacant

Copyeditors

  • Red Broadwell, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
  • Saifey Maynor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

OER Editor

Vacant

Proofreader

Vacant

Intern

Sophia Fuller, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA

Editorial Board, Fall 2024 (UNCW)

  • Alexandra Cordero, graduate student editor
  • Jenny Robertson, graduate student editor
  • Izzie Barrett
  • Holley Anne Brabble
  • Tyler Ference
  • Drew Hedrick
  • Jaelin Hilliard
  • Jacob Hood
  • Erica Maggio
  • Harry Marshall

Editorial Board, Spring 2024 (Chapman)

  • Sophia Rubino, Chapman University, Assistant Editor
  • William Yonts, Chapman University, Assistant Editor
  • Taylor Bazella
  • Jackson Burns
  • Taylor Fetterman
  • Jacqueline Fox
  • Carol Liddle
  • Celia Rammel
  • Estefania Rosas
  • Emma Wu

Past Editorial Boards