Kathy Bruner

Department Co-Chair and Professor of Film & Media Arts

I Serve in...

Art, Film & Media Department

Education

• MFA, Filmmaking, Vermont College of Fine Arts 
• MA, Telecommunication, Baylor University 
• BA, Broadcast-Communication and Journalism, Asbury University 

Career Accomplishments

I have more than 35 years of experience as a producer/director/writer for film and video with an emphasis on nonfiction stories. I’m currently working on a documentary about musical theatre and disability. So far, ten Taylor film students have joined the crew to shoot or edit with me.

I was honored to receive Taylor’s Distinguished Professor Award from the Alumni Association (2018) and the Dr. Joe Burnworth Award for Teaching (2010). My life’s calling is to prepare the next generation of visual storytellers, helping them craft stories that are good, beautiful and true.

Films

“The Art of Loss” (2024)

• Indy Shorts International Film Festival
• Atlanta Documentary Film Festival
• Indy Film Fest
• Jackson Doc Fest, Winner - Humanity category

"Last Year at the Crossing" (2017)

• Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
• Heartland International Film Festival
• St. Louis International Film Festival
• World Journalism Education Conference (Paris) – Best in Competition

About

I was born and raised on the east coast—NYC, Pennsylvania, Boston, Long Island—until my high school years which I spent in Windsor, Ontario, my amazing husband John's hometown. John and I have spent the majority of our married life in Minnesota, Kentucky, and Indiana, with shorter stops in Texas and Chicago. I enjoy flower gardening, photography, vacations at the beach, playing ball with our dogs Cali and Luna, and hosting students at our house in Upland. Our son Andrew is a 2024 Taylor graduate and lives in New York.