UVU’s Digital Cinema Production faculty are all film professionals who come to UVU from various parts of the film and television industry. They are award-winning writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, and editors, and they teach from experience gained first hand on film and television sets of all sizes. They are also well connected to working professionals in Utah as well as in media centers such as Los Angeles and New York. Each of them strives to provide UVU students with the best training in current production methods, practices, and technologies.
Jenny Mackenzie, Ph.D., is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker whose mission is to produce films that promote social change. Her films include KICK LIKE A GIRL, WHERE’S HERBIE? SUGAR BABIES, LEAD WITH LOVE & DYING IN VEIN, THE OPIATE GENERATION, and the 2018 Sundance Film QUIET HEROES. Her films have aired on top broadcast and VOD channels such as HBO, HULU, PBS, and Amazon, and have received praise in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. Her social impact documentaries have screened at international film festivals and are currently being used by the US State Department to discuss public health and social justice issues worldwide. Jenny’s films have received grant support from Chicken & Egg Films, The Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Fledgling Fund, Artemis Rising, The Larry H. Miller Foundation, and The Eccles Foundation. Jenny teaches the following courses: DGM 1520 (Digital Cinema Production I), DGM 3590 (Documentary I), and DGM 459R (Documentary II).
As an Emmy Award-Winning Sundance Alumnus, Kohl Glass is a passionate and experienced filmmaker known for his strong, visual style and creative originality. His career began when his senior film, Der Ostwind, was chosen to be an Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival. He has since directed three feature films: Orc Wars (aka Dragonfyre) of which a bootlegged version had over 14 million views on YouTube, You May Now Kill the Bride (MarVista), which premiered on Lifetime to a reported 1.2 million viewers, and most recently Josie Jane: Kill the Babysitter for Top Dead Center Films. In 2012, Kohl wrote The Generations Project episode “Natalie,” which won an Emmy. Originally from Arizona, raised in Colorado, Kohl currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and daughter. He teaches DGM 2661 (Visualization for Digital Cinema – Pre-Directing).
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“UVU's DGM Cinema Production program took me from someone who had a passion for movies and helped me learn the theory, practical knowledge, and gave me the opportunities and network I needed to be able to direct the movies I wanted to make. Ultimately it gave me the foundation to make a career in video production.”
— Austin Wilson, 47 Minutes Producer
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As an professional instructor you have the opportunity to explore teaching and passing your technical skills and experience down to the next generation of professionals in the Digital Media field.
Contact Digital Media for more information
digitalmedia@uvu.edu | 801.863.8485 | Room CS 526
