Marisa Murgatroyd's Biography

Marisa is an award-winning writer, photographer, and filmmaker. She is a versatile creative professional who applies her artistic, conceptual, and organizational skills to a wide variety of projects, including print media, documentaries, presentations, motion graphics, and interactive media. She has the abililty to bring energy and focus to successfully execute projects from the research and development stage through distribution and outreach. Marisa believes in the transformative power of media and technology, and focuses her efforts on socially conscious media. She has worked on film and media projects on issues ranging from sustainable development to substance abuse. Marisa received a Masters in Communication Art and Design from the Royal College of Art (London), and a Bachelor's from Brown University in Modern Culture and Media. Her creative work has won awards and prizes from many organizations, including the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts (award in Photography), the Faulkner Society (Best Short Story), and the British Standards Institute (Environmental Design Award).