Kiersten Houser

Kiersten Houser (she/her) is a former English and Drama teacher from Cherryville, NC. At Appalachian State University she obtained her degree in Education and minored in Film Studies. This led to her rebuilding of the Drama program in the public high school where she worked, teaching students how to write screenplays and produce/direct films and on-stage productions, many of which were written by the students and herself ("In 'Plane' Sight"). She's also an actress and award-winning poet ("For Them"). As an MFA candidate and Teaching Assistant at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, she continues her work in portraying flawed characters and unique stories as a multi-modal director, passing on her love of film to her son, Boone, and her wife, Megan.