David Tetzlaff Email and Phone Number

I've worked mostly in small teams without defined crew structures or roles, and I'm somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades: director / writer / editor / dp / location sound / audio post / graphic design... yada, yada, yada. My film work has been screened and distributed internationally, and won a variety of awards... HIGHLIGHTSIn the Land of Opportunity (2009) drama 30 min“A film by Tony Amara, Joey Sylvester, David Tetzlaff and Taylor Wigton”(editor, co-producer, additional screenplay material)..Official Festival Selections (all 2009):....FESPACO....Black Harvest Film Festival / Art Institute of Chicago....Dallas Video Festival....Big Muddy Film and Video Festival....San Diego Black Film FestivalThe Curse of Micah Rood (2008) drama 30 min. (editor; directed by Alec Asten)..Selected Awards (all 2009):....Best Dramatic Short, Terror Film Festival....Technical Achievement and Making the Cut Awards, Palm Beach international Film Fest....Best Short, Long Island International Film Expo....Award of Merit; Short Film, Indie FestivalLeft Behind (2002) documentary 40 min. editor/advisor; directed by Christof Putzel..Student Academy Award, Gold Medal..Student Emmy, First Place, Documentary..Cine Golden Eagle, Special Jury Award..HBO Films Award, Best Student Film..Outstanding Documentary, Angelus Awards Student Film Festival..David L. Wolper Student Achievement Award, IDAThe Amish and Us (1997) documentary 56 min (co-director w. Dirk Eitzen)..Best Documentary, Eastern Educational Network..Gold Apple, National Educational Media Network..Emmy nomination, Mid-Atlantic Region, N.A.T.A.S.Tales of the Rails (1989) documentary 32 min (co-director w. Dirk Eitzen)..Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film and Video Festival..Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival..First Place, Independent Video, Marin County Film and Video Festival..Jury Award, Sinking Creek Film Celebration

Taught Intro to Film Studies, Intro to Film Production, Documentary, Experimental Film, Seminar in Postmodernism, Advanced Production Workshop, Screenwriting, and Critical Studies in Advertising. Supervised senior and honor theses in Film Studies and Art and Technology.

Taught New Media Theory, New Media Production, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Directing, Senior Project, Public Speaking.

Taught Intro to Media Production, Advanced Video Production, Popular Culture, Senior Projects.