Assistant Professor in the School of Communication
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Brigid Maher is a filmmaker and assistant professor in the School of Communication at American University. Her award-winning films have shown in festivals in the U.S. and abroad as well as on television.
From the Director’s Chair: The Making of the Documentary Film Veiled Voices
Last year, I completed an hour-long documentary, Veiled Voices, profiling the role that women can play as religious leaders in the Middle East. This essay briefly discusses my discoveries over the four years working on the project and the decisions I made regarding how to responsibly and visually represent these women on film.
