Rate My Professor H.D Motyl

Motyl teaches media production, writing for television, and screenwriting, with expertise in film/video production, narrative storytelling, and gay representation in media. His research and creative work focus on documentary filmmaking. He has produced, directed, and written numerous documentaries for prominent networks, including National Geographic Channel, The History Channel, and A&E Channel, such as “Jonestown Tragedy,” “Waco Tragedy,” “9/11,” “Warrant to Kill,” “Lincoln Assassination,” “John Glenn, An American Legend,” and episodes for television programs and children’s videos. Notable projects include the documentary “Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film,” which he wrote and produced and was featured at SIU Carbondale during a John F. Kennedy retrospective. His feature-length documentary “Cowboy Christmas,” chronicling professional rodeo cowboys, received Best Feature Documentary at the Madrid International Film Festival and Best of the Fest for Faculty Documentary at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts. In 2010, Motyl was awarded the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Faculty Seminar Fellowship, attending a seminar in Los Angeles with leading industry professionals. Additionally, he serves as Managing Director and Artistic Director of the McLeod Summer Playhouse at SIU Carbondale.