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Amber McGinnis

Amber McGinnis

Limited Term Faculty

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Area(s) of Expertise: Directing, Screenwriting, Producing

Overview

Amber McGinnis is an award-winning director, writer, producer and owner/founder of Outskirt Media. Her feature film debut, INTERNATIONAL FALLS (now available on Hulu) won the 2019 FIPRESCI New American Cinema grand jury prize at the Seattle International Film Festival and ran the festival circuit at over 20 film festivals around the world before it was acquired and released through Gravitas Ventures. Amber is a member of the inaugural “See It Be It” Fellowship with the Geena Davis Institute, Bentonville Film Festival. In addition to her narrative work, Amber has a decade of experience writing and directing interactive films with clients such as the DOJ, the US Army, the USDA, HHS, and the US Navy, and has worked as an Associate Producer for the Kennedy Center Honors. She currently has three feature screenplays under development, including "Girl In The Red Corner", which was recently optioned.

Education

  • MFA, Directing, Baylor University
  • BA, Religious Studies & Theatre Arts, Gardner-Webb University

Publications

Producer/Director INTERNATIONAL FALLS Feature Film

Producer/Director ANIMAL WISDOM, Feature Film

Screenwriter GIRL IN THE RED CORNER, Feature Screenplay

Screenwriter ELLA MAY, Feature Screenplay

Screenwriter GOOD GENES, Feature Screenplay

Writer/Director/Editor "The Adventure," Documentary Short

Writer/Co-Director/Producer "The Gift," Narrative Short

Director "Missy," Narrative Short

Director/Co-Writer CHANGING PERCEPTIONS, Interactive Media

Director THE PATH, Interactive Media

Director/Writer ABOVE BOARD, Interactive Media

Co-Director/Co-Writer A PUBLIC GOOD, Interactive Media

Director/Co-Writer PATHWAYS TO SAFER OPIOID USE, Interactive Media

Director THE ROAD, Interactive Media

Director/Co-Writer THE COMPANY WE KEEP, Interactive Media

Director/Co-Writer A SPECIAL TRUST, Interactive Media

Director/Co-Writer BUILDING RESILIENCE, Interactive Media

Co-Director/Co-Writer WAYS HOME, Interactive Media

Writer PARTNERING TO HEAL, Interactive Media