The IU Cinema Creative Collaborations Program Advisory Board is composed of up to 18 members—each serving three-year terms—from across campus and the surrounding community.

The mission of our Program Advisory Board is to:

Support IU Cinema in fostering intellectual engagement with film in its traditional and modern forms for all audiences

Provide judicative support when evaluating proposed collaborative programs

Provide evaluation and necessary feedback to the IU Cinema Director and Managing Director for continuous improvement and growth opportunities

FY26–FY28 Creative Collaborations Program Advisory Board

Ryan Powell, chair
Cinema and Media Studies, The Media School

Carmel Curtis, immediate past chair
IU Libraries Moving Image Archive

Jesse Balzer
IU Press

Tracy Bee
The College of Arts & Sciences

Nan Brewer

Malia Bruker
Media and Arts Production, The Media School

Xinyuan Deng
Jacobs School of Music

Dan Hassoun
Black Film Center & Archive

April Hennessey
Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) School Board Trustee; Director of Innovation, The Ken Blanchard Companies 

Gloria Howell
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center

Narmeen Ijaz
The Media School

Sylvia Martinez

Stanislav Menzelevskyi
Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Cinema and Media Studies, The Media School

Chaz Mottinger
Arts + Small Business Initiatives, City of Bloomington

Khurram Sheikh
The Media School

Ex-Officio Members

• Dr. Alicia Kozma, Director, IU Cinema
• Brittany D. Friesner, Managing Director, IU Cinema