Craig Detweiler

Craig Detweiler (born 1964) is a U.S. author, filmmaker and cultural commentator resident in Los Angeles, California, who is employed as a professor of communication and director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture [1] at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.[2]

Early life and career

Detweiler grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Davidson College with a B.A. in English. He went on to receive a M.F.A. from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema/TV.[3] Later he received an M. Div and PhD in theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. He served as associate professor and chair of the Mass Communication Department at Biola University in La Mirada, California.

Screenplays

As a screenwriter, he has written over ten feature-length screenplays, including The Duke (1999) for Buena Vista and the road trip comedy Extreme Days (2001). In 1996, he directed a documentary, Williams Syndrome: A Highly Musical Species, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival.

Books

Detweiler's first book, co-written with Barry Taylor, was A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture, dealing with relationships between advertising, movies, music, TV and the divine. Other Detweiler books include: Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century (2008), discussing contemporary film from a social, cultural, and theological perspective; A Purple State of Mind: Finding Middle Ground in a Divided Culture, a companion piece to his documentary film Purple State of Mind; iGods: How Technology Shapes our Spiritual and Social Lives (2013), aa theology of technology, internet and social media. He has also edited two collections of essays, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God and Don't Stop Believin': Pop Culture and Religion from Ben-Hur to Zombies.

Films

In 2008, Detweiler produced and directed a documentary, Purple State of Mind which explores the blue state/red state tension in the United States. In 2013, Detweiler produced and directed a documentary, unCommon Sounds which brought musicians to Lebanon and Indonesia to build sustainable peace through music. It premiered on ABC's "Visions and Values" series.[4]

Selected works

Performances

Affiliations and awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pepperdine.edu/entertainment-media-culture
  2. ↑ Filmmaker of Faith Craig Detweiler Joins Communications Faculty at Seaver Undated press release on Pepperdine University website
  3. ↑ Archived January 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ http://www.interfaithbroadcasting.com/program.aspx?PID=385
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