Co-hosted by the Department of Radio-Television-Film.
Join Texas Career Engagement as we host PJ Raval, who will talk about his storied career as a filmmaker and documentarian. PJ will reflect on how personal history and memory inform the kinds of stories he tells, how he makes narrative and artistic choices, and art’s capacity for social and policy impact. PJ Raval is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film in the Moody College of Communication.
About the speaker: PJ Raval is a queer first generation Filipino American filmmaker who examines social justice issues through the voices of queer and marginalized subjects. Named one of Out Magazine’s “Out 100”, PJ’s feature credits include TRINIDAD (Showtime), BEFORE YOU KNOW IT (PBS), and CALL HER GANDA (GLAAD Media Award nominee) which recently broadcast on POV to millions of PBS viewers.
Also an accomplished cinematographer, PJ shot the Academy Award‐nominated Best Documentary TROUBLE THE WATER and is a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, 2016 Firelight Media Fellow, 2021 Soros Justice Fellow, and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Snacks will be provided.
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