Leslie Taubman

Leslie Taubman

(She/Her)
Film Studies Educator
Self- Employed

Film Studies Educator and international guest speaker ( 40+ countries)

Full Bio
Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow, Cross- Cultural Communications, Government Dept., Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences


PhD Communications- Cinema, University of Southern California

MA Cinema Studies, New York University

Professor, Film and Media Dept, Marymount College of Fordham University


Fulbright Scholar - Film Sudies Development, University of the West Indies, Barbados

screening committees/ judge/ juror
AFI Fest, San Francisco, Atlanta, Santa Fe, DC Environmental - screener

Bermuda and Brooklyn Internatiinal Film Festivals - member of the Jury

Barbados International Film Festival -
president of the Jury

Guest Lecturer in over 40 countries
( Vietnam, Brazil, Italy, Canada, France, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Taiwan, Japan , Addis Ababa , Romania, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia,
Japan, etc. )
at universities, film festivals, American Councils, EducationUSA, libraries, American Corners, etc.

Professional Credits
Research Coordinator, feature film, American Pop, director, Ralph Bakshi

writer - contributor, Magill's Survey of Cinema
LA Times, Independent Press- Telegram , Films in Review, Hollywood Reporter
Industry Awards
Fulbright Scholar 2008-2009, Barbados
2 CBS Scholarships, PhD Studies
3 USC Cinema Dept. Scholarships
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