About Gavin
I am a…
Atheist, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Filmmaker, Global soul, Photographer, Single, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Bio
In my early career I worked as a UK-based freelance camera technician and occasionally as director in the UK film and television industry across most production categories. Later, I was a Sector Manager for Screen Yorkshire, one of the UK’s regional screen media development agencies.
My doctoral research (PhD University of Leeds) involved fieldwork at film festivals in eight countries, leading to published work on film-philosophy, mobile filmmaking, and film festivals studies, and I have served as a judge at a number of international film festivals. Having wide teaching experience in Film Studies and Media Studies, I am currently an Assistant Professor in the MCM department at GUST.
I'm passionate about
Moving images and sound.
Fine wristwatches.
Wado Ryu Karate-do.
My friendships.
Beauty in all its forms.
An idea worth spreading
That we can think philosophical through film, and that film can be a philosophical medium.
Areas of expertise
Cinema, Film, Film Festivals Studies, Film-Phenomenology, Mobile Phone Filmmaking, Moving Image Studies, Practice-based Research
The TED story
I don't have one, yet.
Things you might not know
Karate; Affairs of the Heart; Forgetting Jokes.