Marty Lang

Marty Lang is an Assistant Professor of Film at The University of Memphis, and an award-winning actor, filmmaker and journalist. He attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with a B.A. in Journalism and covering entertainment for the New York Times. He also holds two M.F.A. degrees - one in Film Production from Florida State University, and one in Screenwriting from California State University, Northridge. Lang associate produced the 2020 Sundance world premiere "The Ride," a comedy Web series directed and starring Linas Phillips. He co-produced the satire "Being Michael Madsen," starring Michael Madsen, Virginia Madsen, David Carradine and Lacey Chabert, and associate produced "Out of My Hand," a 2016 Independent Spirit Award nominee distributed by Ava DuVernay's ARRAY. He was also creator, showrunner, director and actor in the drama Web series "The Daily," which world premiered at SeriesFest in 2020, and has screened at the Arkansas Cinema Society's FILMLAND and the Malta International Film Festival. Lang also wrote, directed and produced the feature romantic dramedy "Rising Star," which was acquired for worldwide distribution by Content Film in 2013. The film won Best Premiere and was an Audience Award nominee at the 2012 Seattle True Independent Film Festival, and won the Audience Award at the 2013 Southeastern New England Film, Arts and Music Festival. It has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine, Film Threat and Film Courage. It also won indieWIRE's Project of the Month for September 2011. It is available for streaming on Amazon.com Lang has taught film at the University of Central Arkansas and Quinnipiac University, and worked as the Undergraduate Production Manager at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. He also created the curriculum for the nationally-recognized Connecticut Film Industry Training Program, a state-sponsored film workforce initiative that ran from 2008 to 2012.He is currently in post-production on his second feature film as writer/director, "Stay With Me."