43rd Co-directors
Michelle Dobosh, Co-director
Michelle is a senior at HSU who plans to graduate this spring with a major in film and a minor in awesomeology. She has always had a passion for filmmaking; her first big cinematic undertaking was a short she wrote and directed in highschool entitled Teenage Bearsuit. Since then, she has worked on both student and professional films, and looks forward to putting her film degree towards fetching coffee for famous people. Michelle's hobbies include snowboarding, painting, travelling, and talking about herself in the third person. She especially enjoys awkward situations as well as those who instigate them.
Liberty Divina, Co-director
Liberty Divina is a fourth year film student at Humboldt State University. She has worked on many film ops, both professional and student run. Her greatest accomplishment to date is being credited as the 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera for the independent film, The Music Inside, directed by David Scheerer. Apart from holding the position as one of the Co- Directors for the 43rd Humboldt Film Festival, she is also the Unit Production Manager for the web series, Deathless at HSU. When she is not working on films or class work, Liberty enjoys jamming out on her drums with her close friends
Meriah Miracle, Co-director
Meriah Miracle has always been a nerd for movies. Originally from Oklahoma, she first attended the Humboldt Film Festival as a high school student. Now as a co-director she is honored to have an opportunity to celebrate independent filmmaking and encourage another generation of filmmakers. Meriah has worked with film or video for over ten years and recently launched a production company focused on providing video services to business professionals. She is also writing and producing an animated series for kids.
Faculty Advisor
David Scheerer, Faculty Advisor
David Scheerer is an independent filmmaker and Professor who has scripted, produced and directed a wide spectrum of films, including narrative features and documentaries. In August of 2006 he moved to the Redwoods from Montana, where he was the Director of the Discovery Channel MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University.
Professional Film Credits include a dramatic feature, dramatic shorts, and documentary films. His current major work-in-progress is entitled REALITY'S EDGE. It is the first documentary on Robert J. Flaherty, who in 1920 started the worldwide documentary film movement with his film Nanook of the North.
Planning Committee
The Humboldt Film Festival employs a large class of students to pre-screen all entries before they are admitted into the festival. This diverse ensemble includes a variety of majors. All share a passion for film, and all come prepared to appreciate the wide range of films submitted to the festival.
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