Lincoln Reed

Assistant Professor of Film & Media Arts

I Serve in...

Art, Film & Media Department

Education

• MFA, Media Arts, Maine Media College (expected completion in November 2026)
• MFA, Creative Writing Miami University (Ohio)
• BA, Film and Media Production, Taylor University

Career Accomplishments

• The Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition – finalist, 2026
• Dr. Joe Burnworth Teaching Award – Taylor University, 2025
• Realm Awards – Finalist, Honorable Mention (Flash Fiction), 2025
• River Bend Film Festival – Best Indiana Short Film
• Torchfire Film Festival – Best Indiana Short Film, 2024
• Realm Awards – Finalist (Short Story), 2024
• Tombstone Film Festival – Best Sound, 2024
• Erie International Film Festival – Best Religious/Spiritual Film, 2023

Featured Work – Short Films

Vynohrad: A Meditation (experimental short)

Role: Co-creator with Film and Media Arts colleague Steve Bailey

• Official Selection. Short. Sweet. Film Fest. 2026.

Gunslinger (narrative short)

Role: Producer, Writer, Director, Editor

• Official Selection. Torchfire Film Festival. Awarded Best Indiana Short Film. 2024.
• Official Selection. River Bend Film Festival. Awarded Best Indiana Short Film. 2024.
• Official Selection. Wyoming International Film Festival. 2024.
• Official Selection. Zions Indie Film Fest. 2024.

Dark Side of the Moon (narrative short)

Role: Producer, Writer, Director, Co-Editor

• Official Selection. Tombstone Film Festival. Awarded Best Sound. 2024.
• Official Selection. Victory International Film Festival. 2023.
• Official Selection. Almería Western Film Festival (Tabernas, Almería, Spain). 2023.
• Official Selection. The Northern Lights – Fantastic Film Festival (Akureyri, Iceland). 2023. 

Tritanopia (narrative short)

Role: Writer, Director

• Official Selection. Erie International Film Festival. Awarded Best Religious/Spiritual Film. 2023.
• Official Selection. Great Lakes International Film Festival. 2023.
• Official Selection. Perth Christian Film Festival (Wanneroo, Australia). 2023.
• Official Selection. Clean Shorts Film Festival. 2023.

Featured Work – Short Fiction Anthologies

• Remember When: An Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2025.
• Legendary: A Flash Fiction Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2024.
• Frayed: Held Together with Hope. Elk Lake Publishing. 2024.
• Vice & Virtue: A Flash Fiction Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2023.
• Animal Kingdom: A Flash Fiction Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2022.
• Casting Call: A Flash Fiction Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2022.
• Prismatic: A Flash Fiction Anthology. Havok Publishing. 2021.

About

I’m a writer and filmmaker who is passionate about redemptive storytelling. I love encouraging students in the art of narrative filmmaking.

I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a member of the baseball team while studying at Taylor University, helping lead the Trojans to a Crossroads League Conference Championship in 2016. When I’m not working, helping students, or making films, I enjoy spending time with my wife Gabby and exploring the American West.