Cale Epps

Pronouns: he/him

Email: caleepps@usc.edu
Advisor: Anikó Imre

Cale’s research focuses on the interplay of politics, culture, and narrative form. His interests intersect media industry studies, cultural studies, production studies, television studies, critical cultural policy studies, and the social sciences. Currently, Cale investigates Hollywood’s industrial impact on local production communities in the U.S. Southwest, state film incentive legislation, state film commissions and offices, and how these elements coalesce to reconfigure regionally associated genres and vital aspects of civic life. Cale holds an M.A. in Cinema and Media Studies from USC, B.A.s in Film (Film and Media Studies) and History from Arizona State University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Filmmaking from the London Film School (Term 178).