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Brendan Noel Ward
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Brendan N. Ward’s career in film and television balances writing and producing with teaching a new generation of artists. His Columbia student Ayad Akhtar won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for his play DISGRACED in 2013. A professor of Film at Columbia University for over 20 years, he has also taught at film schools in Vietnam, Cuba, Sweden, and at FAMU, in Prague. His television writing includes scripts for MAUDE (Emmy nomination) and for GOOD TIMES HARRY (CBS). Feature films include CENTRAL AVENUE, OCTOBER 4TH, THE ALEXANDER CYLINDER, and A WOMAN APART. He holds the Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop. He is currently President of One Hand Clapping Picture.
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