Rian Brown-Orso
- Professor of Cinema and Media
- Codirector, Apollo Outreach Initiative
- Codirector, Apollo Center for Media Education and Production
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Rian Brown-Orso Gives Commentary
April 3, 2020
Rian Brown-Orso, associate professor of cinema studies, gave video commentary for CAN Journal that included her reflections about teaching art online during the time of COVID-19.
Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree's Film Reviewed in Journal
January 11, 2020
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree's documentary film, The Foreigner's Home was reviewed by Shahram Khosravi, professor of anthropology at Stockholm University, in the journal Anthropology News.
Film by Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree Released on Amazon Prime
November 7, 2019
The Foreigner's Home, a film about Toni Morrison at the Louvre, directed by Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree, was just released on Amazon Prime. The pair were also interviewed about the documentary by CAN Journal.
Rian Brown-Orso Featured on Ideastream
April 22, 2019
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso is collaborating with Cleveland cleric Leah Lewis, an Urgent Art Fund recipient, on a documentary called “Black Buckeyes: A Tale of Two Cities" that will compare and contrast the histories and present day realities of African Americans living in Cleveland and Cincinnati. The project was featured on ideastream.
Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree Speak as Invited Guests
February 28, 2019
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree were invited guests to Columbia University's Institute for Research on African-American Studies on March 7, 2019 to speak about their documentary film, The Foreigner's Home.
Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree Screen Film
January 3, 2019
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree screened The Foreigner's Home on Saturday, January 5 in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power. The film also screens on January 16 in Los Angeles at the Hammer Museum's Billy Wilder Theater.
Rian Brown-Orso Featured in Solo Exhibition
November 16, 2018
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and New Media Rian Brown-Orso was featured in a solo exhibition of animations and video at The Sculpture Center in Cleveland.
Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree Interviewed by International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 6, 2018
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree were interviewed about their film The Foreigner’s Home in a blog post for the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Rian Brown-Orso receives Ohio Arts Council Award
April 21, 2017
Rian Brown-Orso received an Individual Excellence Award for media arts from the Ohio Arts Council.
Individual Excellence Awards are peer recognition of creative artists for the exceptional merit of a body of work that advances or exemplifies the discipline and the larger artistic community. These awards support artists' growth and development and recognize work in Ohio and beyond.
Rian Brown-Orso Receives Award
February 8, 2017
Rian Brown-Orso, associate professor of cinema studies and new media, received a 2017 individual excellence award from the Ohio Arts Council.
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