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Johnston Hall, 514
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-4061kristin.holodak@marquette.eduHeron MediaCurriculum VitaeM.F.A. in Film Production at Boston University
M.S. in Corporate Communication at Ithaca College
B.A. in Broadcasting at SUNY Oswego
Advanced Production & Portfolio
Cinematography
Corporate Media
Editing Techniques
Introduction to Digital Media Production
Introduction to Scriptwriting
Journalism Tools and Techniques
Narrative Production
Short Film Producing
Producing and Directing short film
Editing
Cinematography
Scriptwriting
Kris has created various digital media for employers and clients, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, GE, Xerox, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, among others.
While Kris has more than fifteen years of professional experience, she has always felt at home behind a camera. She discusses her path to becoming a filmmaker here:
Milwaukee Filmmaker Alliance
Milwaukee Film Higher Education Working Group
University Film and Video Association
Women in Film and Video
2021 Diederich College Scholar of the Year
2018 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence
Grandpa's Getaways
Best Screenplay
Take Out
Audience Award for Best Short
Killer
Jury Prize for Best Short Short
Best of the Fest Shorts
Passing
Best of the Fest Shorts
Bewildered
Winner: Experimental Short, Silver
Co-producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Short series, anticipated 2021, 5 episodes (3 finished, 2 in post-production)
Editor
Fiction film, anticipated 2021, 12:25 (in post-production)
Co-writer
Fiction script, anticipated 2022, 101 pages (in revision)
Co-producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Fiction film, 2021, 9:37 (Currently on festival circuit.)
When a young C.E.O. is found dead, a small-town Lieutenant finds himself caught in the middle as his two main suspects accuse each other of murder.
Writer
Fiction script, 2020, 10 pages (Currently on festival circuit.)
Evie, a government contractor, gets abducted by spy-on-the-run Georgia. She has to stay alive long enough to decide whether to help Georgia deliver her mysterious package.
Co-writer, Director, Editor
Fiction film, 2020, 7:24 (Currently on the festival circuit.)
After several pandemics sweep the world, a recurring nightmare makes it impossible for a single dad to decipher when he is awake or dreaming during the outbreak of 2024.
Co-producer, Cinematographer
Documentary film, 2019, 3:43
A short observational documentary that focuses on the migration of sandhill cranes near Baraboo, WI.
Director, Editor
Fiction film, 2019, 13:06
Will has always been the hero of his own stories in spite of the fact that no one believes him. How much of it is true? And how much does it really matter?
Fiction script, 2017, 10 pages
Writer
Fiction Script, 2018, 91 pages
Drawn to the beauty and history of the Cape, a recently widowed teacher flounders in her quest to fit in as she strives to prove her paranormal encounters aren't just an outsider's fantasy.
Writers’ Retreat, a weeklong intensive for the top 12 projects of the year.
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Documentary film, 2018, 13:31
Between the predators, the tourists, and the long migration ahead life is a challenge for the roseate tern, especially during the first summer of life.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short documentary film.
Writer, Director, Editor
A short fiction film.
The Digital Media department at Marquette offers my students and me a wonderful opportunity to explore all the ways in which media gets created and used in the modern age. I can bring to the classroom my experiences making both documentary and narrative films, corporate video, and educational media and use that to broaden my students’ expectations and opportunities.