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Claudia Myers Associate Professor Film and Media Arts

Additional Positions at AU
Head of Fiction Concentration
Interim Director Graduate Producing Program
Degrees
BA Yale University
MFA Columbia University's School of the Arts

Bio
Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by Independent
Magazine in 2015. She has written and directed four features, won multiple
awards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and is an
alumna of the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab.

Claudia wrote and directed ABOVE THE SHADOWS, a supernatural drama starring
Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox. The film opened
the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best
Narrative Feature. After a theatrical release, the film was acquired for
streaming on Amazon Prime. Prior to this, Claudia wrote, directed, and
produced the military drama FORT BLISS starring Michelle Monaghan, Ron
Livingston & Pablo Schreiber. The film won several awards and top critics
for The Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer both cited Fort Bliss
among the best films of 2014. Prior to this Claudia wrote and directed
KETTLE OF FISH with Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon, which premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival and won a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Award. Claudia
also co-wrote WILD OATS which won second place at the Slamdance Screenplay
Competition. The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore.

Although Claudia works primarily in fiction, she also has experience in
documentary. Claudia recently co-directed THE TEST, a short documentary
offering a unique look at one man's journey towards US citizenship. The
film has screened at over 15 festivals and won several jury awards for best
short documentary. Earlier in her career, Claudia made a number of TV
documentaries about the military community. Among these, THE LONG ROAD BACK
about wounded soldiers returning from Iraq, won two Telly Awards, an Aurora
Award, and was nominated for a regional Emmy.

Claudia is currently in development on several projects, and recently
directed the TV drama THE BAD GUARDIAN with Melissa Joan Hart and Lala
Anthony.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • COMM-464 Directing Actors for Camera

  • COMM-506 Writing the Short Film

Spring 2025

  • COMM-464 Directing Actors for Camera

  • COMM-506 Writing the Short Film

  • COMM-702 Master's Portfolio Capstone

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

Screenwriting

  • "Fort Bliss" Hamptons Lab
  • ÌýFort Bliss" Sundance Screenwriters Lab Finalist
  • "As You Are" Screenplay Festival Finalist
  • "The Fourth Trimester" Page Screenwriting Awards Quarter Finalist
  • "Wild Oats" Winner Slamdance Screenwriting Competition (2nd Place)
  • "Kettle of Fish"ÌýNickeolodeon Screenwriting Award
  • "Clinical" Sundance Screenwriters Lab Finalist

Fiction Film

  • "Above the Shadows" Brooklyn Film Festival Audience Award
  • Pitch to Screen Festival: Best Director, Best Film, Best Actress, Best Actor
  • "Above the Shadows" TIVA Awards Gold Award for Best Independent Feature
  • "Above the Shadows" University Film & Video Association Gold Award for Best Feature
  • "Fort Bliss" TIVA-DC Best Independent Film
  • "Fort Bliss" Champs Elysees Franco-Â鶹´«Ã½ Film Festival Audience AwardÌý
  • "Fort Bliss" Newport Beach Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in FilmmakingÌý
  • "Fort Bliss" San Diego Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award Michelle MonaghanÌý
  • "Fort Bliss" GI Film Festival Best Narrative FeatureÌý
  • "Below the Beltway" Newport Beach Film Festival Audience AwardÌý
  • "The Kindness of Strangers"Rosebud Film & Video Festival Best of Show
  • "The Kindness of Strangers"New Line Cinema Development AwardÌý
  • "The Kindness of Strangers" Angelus Awards Finalist
  • "Buddy & Grace" Silver Images Film Festival Best Student Film
  • "Buddy & Grace"ÌýDC Shorts Audience Award
  • "Buddy & Grace" National Board of Review Award,
  • "Buddy & Grace" Lifetime Student Filmmaker AwardÌý

DocumentaryÌý Ìý

  • "The Test"ÌýÌýFlicker’s Rhode Island International Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýAustin Film Festival
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýSanta Fe International Film Festival, Jury Award: Best Short Documentary
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýUnited Nations Association Film Festival
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýRocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýJustice Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýBig Sky Documentary Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýDC Independent Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýAtlanta Docufest (2024)Â鶹´«Ã½ Documentary and Animation Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýJustice Film Festival
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýAnnapolis Film Festival, Jury Award: Best Documentary Short
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýManchester International Film Festival
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýCleveland International Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýFilmFest DCÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýHome is Distant Shores Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýDC/DOXÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýHill Country Film FestivalÌý
  • "The Test"ÌýÌýEmberlight Film FestivalÌý
  • "Women on the Wing"ÌýWorldfest Houston, Remi Jury Award, News & DocumentaryÌý
  • "The Long Road Back"Ìý2009 Regional Emmy Award NomineeÌý
  • "The Long Road Back," Silver Telly documentary categoryÌý
  • "The Long Road Back" Classic Tellly documentary categoryÌý
  • "The Long Road Back" God Aurora Award documentary/bioÌý

Multi-Media/Gaming

  • 2008 CODiE Award "Outside the Wire," best workforce training solutionÌýÌý
  • Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Award, "Outside the Wire"Ìý

Work In Progress

Television screenings

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  • "Below the Beltway" on Showtime 2010-present
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  • "Women at War" on the Pentagon Channel March 2009-2010
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  • "The Long Road Back" on the Pentagon Channel 2008-2009
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  • "Kettle of Fish" on Showtime 2007-2008
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Notable Film Festival Screenings

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  • Newport Beach Film Festival, "Below the Beltway" (premiere)
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  • GI Film Festival, "The Long Road Back"
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  • Tribeca Film Festival, "Kettle of Fish" (premiere)
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  • Sundance Film Festival, "Buddy & Grace"
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  • Hollywood Film Festival, "The Kindness of Strangers" (premiere)
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Screenplay Readings

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  • Slamdance Reading Series, "Wild Oats"Ìý
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Work In Progress

Films/Documentaries

Fiction Film

  • Director "The Bad Guardian" starring Melissa Joan Hart and La La Anthony (2024)
  • Writer/Director "Above the Shadows" starrig Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Megan Fox. (2019) Available on Amazon, iTunes, Tubi and elsewhere.
  • Writer/Director/Producer "Fort Bliss" starring Michelle Monaghan, Ron LIvingston, Oakes Fegley, Pablo Schreiber. (2014) Available on iTunes, Netflix and Amazon.
  • Screenwriter/Co-producer,Ìý"Wild Oats" directed by Andy Tennant. Starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore. Released by Miramax. On Netflix.
  • Producer, "" starring Tate Donovan, Sarah Clarke, Kip Pardue, Spencer Garrett, Noah Wyle, written by Jim Wareck & Brad Weir, directed by Dave Fraunces, produced by Jim Wareck, Claudia Myers, Spencer Garrett. DVD release by Otter Creek.Ìý Ìý
  • Writer/Director, "Kettle of Fish" starring Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon. Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, theatrical release by Aloha Releasing, DVD release by Screen Media. Available on Netflix.

DocumentaryÌý Ìý

  • Co-director, Producer "The Test" short documentary (2023)
  • Writer, Producer, "Women on the Wing" about the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWIIÌý
  • Writer/Producer,Ìý"Women at War" on the Pentagon Channel March 2009-2010Ìý Ìý
  • Writer/Producer,Ìý"The Long Road Back" on the Pentagon Channel 2008-2009

Multi-media/Interactive

  • Writer, "The War Inside" developed for the U.S. Army with WILL Interactive
  • Writer/Director, "Outside the Wire" developed for the U.S. Army with WILL Interactive