Karla Rae Fuller is currently an Associate Professor in the department of Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago. She has taught in the Cinema Studies and Screenwriting areas in the undergraduate and MFA graduate programs.
Prior to teaching at Columbia College Chicago, Ms. Fuller held the position of Director of Feature Film Evaluation at Vestron Inc. which produced the hit movie Dirty Dancing among others. She was also a freelance script reader for New Line Cinema, Miramax and various other production companies.
Her book, Hollywood goes Oriental: CaucAsian Performance in American Film, was released by Wayne State University Press. Ang Lee: Interviews, a compilation of interviews by award winning director, Ang Lee, published by the University Press of Mississippi was edited and introduced by Fuller with translations published in South Korea and Mainland China. Her most recent book Do The Right Thing: Five Screenplays That Embrace Diversity was released in September 2022.
Professor Fuller received her PhD from Northwestern University, MFA from Columbia University in New York City and BA from Amherst College.
Prior to teaching at Columbia College Chicago, Ms. Fuller held the position of Director of Feature Film Evaluation at Vestron Inc. which produced the hit movie Dirty Dancing among others. She was also a freelance script reader for New Line Cinema, Miramax and various other production companies.
Her book, Hollywood goes Oriental: CaucAsian Performance in American Film, was released by Wayne State University Press. Ang Lee: Interviews, a compilation of interviews by award winning director, Ang Lee, published by the University Press of Mississippi was edited and introduced by Fuller with translations published in South Korea and Mainland China. Her most recent book Do The Right Thing: Five Screenplays That Embrace Diversity was released in September 2022.
Professor Fuller received her PhD from Northwestern University, MFA from Columbia University in New York City and BA from Amherst College.