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