Department Chair

  • John Young

    John G. Young

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Film

    BFA, Purchase College, SUNY

Full-Time Faculty

Part-Time Faculty

Contributing Faculty

  • Anne M. Kern

    Associate Professor of Film and Cinema Studies
    Dean for Global Strategy and International Programs and Director of the Center for Engagement
    • BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    • MA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    • MPhil, PhD, Yale University
    anne.kern@purchase.edu
  • Ed Malone

    Ed Malone

    Lecturer of Acting
    • Licentiate Acting Diploma, London College of Music and Media
    • Ecole Jacques Lecoq, France
    • Ecole Philippe Gaulier, France
  • Christopher McCann

    Christopher McCann

    Lecturer of Acting
    • BFA, New York University
    christopher.mccann@purchase.edu
  • Sean Weiner

    Sean Weiner

    Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
    • BA, Purchase College, SUNY
    • MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
    sean.weiner@purchase.edu

  • Agustín Zarzosa

    Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
    Juanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2022-2023
    • BA, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)
    • MA, New York University
    • PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
    agustin.zarzosa@purchase.edu
  • Ling Zhang

    Ling Zhang

    Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
    • BA, Liaoning University (China)
    • MA, Beijing Film Academy
    • PhD, University of Chicago
    ling.zhang@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti