Ruth Gregory
Assistant Professor, Career Track & Director of Undergraduate Studies
Office — Morrill 108F
Campus — Pullman
Email — ruth.gregory@wsu.edu
Portfolio Site — ruthmakesmedia.com
About
Ruth is an award-winning filmmaker, published writer, and web designer with over twenty-seven years of experience in the creative industries. Her creative and scholarly work examines the intersection of media, technology, culture, and power. Her films have won awards at top-tier and Oscar-qualifying film festivals including the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival. She’s taught multimedia and cultural studies topics for over two decades to diverse audiences; everything from introducing kindergartners to DSLR cameras to leading an introductory women’s studies course in a men’s prison.
Selected Work
Music of the Spheres (2015 – 2016)
Writer & Director
This narrative fantasy series is the first to be produced with a 360 degree camera, allowing audiences to decide in what direction they wish to view the action.
- Invited to be screened at the inaugural SIFF X festival, May 2016
Maikaru (2014)
Producer & Co-Editor
Short documentary about Maikaru, a man looking towards a bright future after having survived a childhood filled with violence and human trafficking.
Select screenings:
- Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, May 2014
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto, May 2014
A Dose for Dominic (2013)
Writer & Director
Short documentary chronicling the decision of two low-income parents who decide to treat their autistic 5-year-old son with medical cannabis.
Select screenings:
- Screened as a part of season 4 of Reel Northwest on KCTS/PBS
- Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, May 2014
- Sprout Film Festival, New York, New York, May 2014
- Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, Ohio, April 2014
- Show Me Justice Film Festival, Warrensburg, Missouri, April 2014
- Big Sky Film Festival, Missoula, Montana, February 2014
- Local Sightings Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, October 2013
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto, May 2013
Hazzard (2012)
Writer & Director
Short experimental documentary film examining the work of Dr. Linda Hazzard, a Washington fasting specialist who watched as 40 of her patients withered into death’s embrace in the early 1900s following her “cure.”
Selected screenings:
- Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, May 2013
- Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, Ohio, April 2013
- Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, Portland, Oregon, November 2012
- Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington, October 2012
- Gig Harbor Film Festival, Gig Harbor, Washington, October 2012
- Shoreline Community College Mini Film Festival, October 2012
- Local Sightings Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, October 2012
- Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival, Hood River, Oregon, October 2012
Selected Publications
Gregory, Ruth. 2022. “The Politics of Survey Cinema History Textbooks.” The Projector: A Journal of Film, Media, and Culture. Accessed January 01, 2022. https://www.theprojectorjournal.com/the-politics-of-cinema-history-textbooks.
Recent Awards
2022 – WSU President’s Award for Leadership
2021 – WSU Provost Featured Faculty for College of Arts and Sciences
2018 – English Department Instructor Distinguished Teaching Award
2014 – Winner, Best Documentary Short, Seattle International Film Festival
2013 – Winner, Audience Award, Local Sightings
2013 – Winner, Best Use of Theme, International Documentary Challenge
2012 – Finalist, Best Documentary Short, Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington
Institutional Service
2016 – 2019 — Advisor, Digital Media Club
2015 – 2019 — Producer, Sustainable Heritage Network Video Series
2018 — Organizer, Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation Spring Symposium,
“Multiplayer: Critical Perspectives on Video Games & Online Environments”
2017 — Advisor, Global Case Competition
Community Engagement
9/2016 – Present — Reviewer, Digital Humanities Quarterly
10/2016 – 12/2019 — Board of Directors – Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
5/2015 — Individual Artist Grants Reviewer, 4Culture
4/2013, 4/2015 — Screenwriting Competition Judge, Broadcast Educators Association
2013 — Community Engagement Board Member, Seattle International Film Festival
2009 — Creator & Curator, Social Justice Film Festival
Courses Taught
DTC 101: Introduction to Digital Technoloy
DTC 201: Tools and Methods for Digital Technology & Culture
DTC 208: Introduction to Digital Cinema
DTC 355: Multimedia Authoring
DTC 356: Information Structures
DTC 477: Advanced Multimedia Authoring
DTC 478: Usability & Interface Design
DTC 491: Advanced Digital Cinema
DTC 497: Senior Seminar
DTC 498: Internship