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Debbie Danielpour

Debbie Danielpour

Assistant Professor of Film

AB, Harvard College;
MA, San Francisco State University;
MFA, Bennington Writing Seminars.

Debbie Danielpour has been teaching film and fiction writing for more than 20 years—at San Francisco State University, Emerson College where she created the Screenwriting Certificate Program, Harvard University Extension, and in a variety of workshops and seminars in the U.S., Europe, and South America. She has written feature and television scripts (Stand Accused, 2001, Sony Pictures, Star Trek: TNG and DS9), published short fiction and essays, and works as a freelance consultant for film production companies and individuals. She recently completed her sixth motion picture screenplay, Between a Rock and a Romance, and her first novel, Fugitive Colors. Professor Danielpour has an AB from Harvard College (1980), an MA in film production and screenwriting from San Francisco State University (1985), and an MFA in fiction and literature from the Bennington Writing Seminars (2001).