Matt Sienkiewicz|Co-Director, Producer
Matt Sienkiewicz is an Assistant Professor of Communication and International Studies at Boston College. He teaches courses in global media cultures and media theory. His research focuses on the West’s investment in Middle Eastern broadcasting initiatives as well as portrayals of race and religion on the American screen.
 
His publications include articles in The International Journal of Cultural Studies, Popular Communication, The Journal of Film and Video, The Velvet Light Trap and The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. He is the co-editor of Saturday Night Live and American Television, forthcoming from Indiana University Press in 2013.
 
His journalistic and op-ed work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Tikkun, ThinkProgress.org, Columbia Journalism Review, EA Worldview and The Times of Israel.
 
In addition to his work as a scholar, Matt is also an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. His most recent film, Live From Bethlehem, was released by the Media Education Foundation in September 2009 and has screened worldwide.
 
Matt has given lectures about the Middle East, Palestinian Media and Jewish Culture at universities across the world as well as in synagogues and community centers.
 

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