Doe Mayer

  • Mary Pickford Chair, USC School of Cinematic Arts and USC Annenberg School
  • Distinguished fellow, Center for Excellence in Teaching
  • Chair, Production Admissions Committee
Office: (213) 740-7511

Expertise Summary

Expert in creative media for social change and educational documentaries

Expertise

  • use of media for social change in developing countries (especially in Africa), including communication/media programs in primary education, health education and family planning
  • educational documentaries
  • film and video teaching, writing, directing, producing and editing
  • media production

Additional Information

  • Producer/director of Pop Persuaders (1989), Moving Images (1989) and Competent Women, Caring Men: Images That Inspire (1994)
  • Producer of Video for Family Planning (1990)
  • Has done films shown at the Atlanta Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the United Nations Decade for Women Festival in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Co-author of Creative Filmmaking From the Inside Out (2003)
  • Winner, Associates Award for Teaching (2009)
  • School representative for CILECT, an organization representing the world’s film schools