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Johnny Coffeen, Professor & Filmmaker, Communications & Media Department
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This is a person that our students are always talking about so I was pleased he had a few minutes to share with me for this podcast. Students respect that he was just like them - a student at CSUSB with ambitions and then he did it! He made his dream come true to be a filmmaker and win an Oscar. He still teaches and continues to make great independent movies (but for how long till a studio comes calling?). Meet Professor Johnny Coffeen. His interview is short and sweet and funny, too.
Here's more about him including a shout-out in Variety about his latest film The Avalanche starting on the film festival route during FilmQuest in Prove, Utah.
https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/filmquest-2026-lineup-jamie-lee-curtis-rhea-seehorn-1236845274/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4313181/