POLLY CARD, PhD, creates documentaries and visual media for education, art and communities. She worked as Senior Video Producer at San Diego State University, California and as a film and radio Producer at the BBC, London. She has freelanced for clients including The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The University of Cambridge, The Spanish Ministry of Education, The Guardian, European Union, Runnymede Trust and Lord's Taverners. Polly currently works as a videographer with The Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Recently, she produced The Pump Room a documentary, and Mother's Day, a 360 virtual reality film about the experiences of mother scholars at The University of Cambridge, part of The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge art programme for Cambridge University Library.
Polly recently served on the California Arts Council panel 'Arts and Public Media' Programme, was awarded the SRS Library Award at SDSU, and with her team won the Enterprise Video Award, Award for Excellence at the Videographer Awards and the Hermes Creative Award.
Recently, she produced The Pump Room a documentary, and Mother's Day, a 360 virtual reality film about the experiences of mother scholars at The University of Cambridge, part of The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge art programme for Cambridge University Library.
Polly recently served on the California Arts Council panel 'Arts and Public Media' Programme, was awarded the SRS Library Award at SDSU, and with her team won the Enterprise Video Award, Award for Excellence at the Videographer Awards and the Hermes Creative Award.
SKILLS: director, writer, researcher, instructor, producer, script writer and editor, casting, self-shooter, film editor, grading, graphics, pitching and delivery, international events organiser
PROGRAMMES: Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro X & 7, Premier, SADIE, VCS, SAP, Highlander, Proteus, BPS, ENPS, IPS, Pro tools, MS Office, PowerPoint, Fastfoto Picturedesk, Media Library, ibroadcast, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Premiere, Audition, ProTools, Final Draft
email: pollycardfilm@gmail.com
email: pollycardfilm@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS & PRIZES
2021
VIDEOGRAPHER
THE RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
VISUAL STUDIES JOURNAL
PUBLICATION "TIDEPOOLS: USING FILM-BASED ETHNOGRAPHY TO EXPLORE BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE" , 1- 15
THE PUENTE PROJECT
PUBLICATION: WRITING CLASSROOM ANTHOLOGY
THE IMPACT OF VALIDATION PRACTICES ON MEN OF COLOR, MATC, WISCONSIN
PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP
2020
THE PUMP ROOM
DOCUMENTARY AND VR PROJECT ON MOTHER SCHOLAR EXPERIENCES AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
RISING TIDE: WOMEN AT CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, UK
2019
PH.D.
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY & SDSU, USA
EDUCATION
FILM, RACE & GENDER
SENIOR VIDEO PRODUCER
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA
STUDENT MENTOR, DEVELOPMENT CREATIVE, LEADER OF AWARD-WINNING MEDIA TEAM PRODUCING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA
XCHANGES
PUBLICATION "VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY"
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOURNAL OF RESEARCH & PRACTICE
PUBLICATION "THE IMPACT OF FACULTY VALIDATION ON MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE"
STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, SDSU
PRESENTATION, WON LIBRARY AWARD
IMAGINE, SDSU
PRESENTATION 'VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY'
DIGITAL HUMANITIES SHOWCASE, SDSU
PRESENTATION 'TIDEPOOLS'
2017
NCCMC WORKING GROUP
PRESENTATION, 'TIDEPOOLS: HOW MEN OF COLOR EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'
CESCal
PRESENTATION, 'VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY'
ARTS & PUBLIC MEDIA
PANEL, CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL
CENTER FOR VISUAL LITERACIES, SDSU
RESEARCH FELLOW
HERMES CREATIVE AWARD
EQUITY, INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP
DUAL LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LEARNER CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION, 'THE IDEOLOGICAL CLARITY MACHINE'
STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, SDSU
PRESENTATION, 'STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE LEARNING GLASS'
LEARNING MEDIA DIGITAL INNOVATOR
PBS
CENTER FOR VISUAL LITERACIES
RESEARCH FELLOW
2016
PANEL CHAIR 'ARTS ON THE AIR'
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USA
EXHIBIT 'IN/VISIBILITY AND DIFFERENCE'
BARD COLLEGE, BERLIN, GERMANY
ENTERPRISE VIDEO AWARD, SONIC FOUNDRY
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, VIDEOGRAPHER AWARDS
2014
FILMMAKER/WRITER
BBC, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SPAIN, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION,
EUROPEAN UNION, LORD'S TAVERNERS, RUNNYMEDE TRUST
2013
CURATOR
GOLDSMITH'S/IVSA, LONDON
'VISUALISING AFFECT' EXHIBITION ON RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
KIOSKO, BOLIVIA
'THE BLUSH MACHINE' A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE
2011
PRODUCER
BBC MEDIA ACTION, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT FILMS FOR WEB AND BROADCAST
2010
PRODUCER
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT COMEDY, DRAMA & MUSIC PROGRAMMES
2008
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
BBC WORLDWIDE CREATIVE, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT PROMOS, CONTINUITY WRITER & PRODUCER
2007
OPERATIONS
BBC RADIO 4, LONDON
MANAGING RADIO 4 SCHEDULE, NEWS & TRAILS
2005
RESEARCHER
THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER, LONDON
PICTURE & FOREIGN DESK
2004
PROJECT CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL FILM COLLECTIVE, LONDON
CO-ORDINATE DEVELOPMENT OF 156 FEATURE FILMS
2003
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
FILM STUDIES MA
ENGLISH LITERATURE BA
2021
VIDEOGRAPHER
THE RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
VISUAL STUDIES JOURNAL
PUBLICATION "TIDEPOOLS: USING FILM-BASED ETHNOGRAPHY TO EXPLORE BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE" , 1- 15
THE PUENTE PROJECT
PUBLICATION: WRITING CLASSROOM ANTHOLOGY
THE IMPACT OF VALIDATION PRACTICES ON MEN OF COLOR, MATC, WISCONSIN
PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP
2020
THE PUMP ROOM
DOCUMENTARY AND VR PROJECT ON MOTHER SCHOLAR EXPERIENCES AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
RISING TIDE: WOMEN AT CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, UK
2019
PH.D.
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY & SDSU, USA
EDUCATION
FILM, RACE & GENDER
SENIOR VIDEO PRODUCER
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA
STUDENT MENTOR, DEVELOPMENT CREATIVE, LEADER OF AWARD-WINNING MEDIA TEAM PRODUCING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA
XCHANGES
PUBLICATION "VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY"
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOURNAL OF RESEARCH & PRACTICE
PUBLICATION "THE IMPACT OF FACULTY VALIDATION ON MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE"
STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, SDSU
PRESENTATION, WON LIBRARY AWARD
IMAGINE, SDSU
PRESENTATION 'VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY'
DIGITAL HUMANITIES SHOWCASE, SDSU
PRESENTATION 'TIDEPOOLS'
2017
NCCMC WORKING GROUP
PRESENTATION, 'TIDEPOOLS: HOW MEN OF COLOR EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'
CESCal
PRESENTATION, 'VISUALISING AFFECT USING VIRTUAL REALITY'
ARTS & PUBLIC MEDIA
PANEL, CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL
CENTER FOR VISUAL LITERACIES, SDSU
RESEARCH FELLOW
HERMES CREATIVE AWARD
EQUITY, INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP
DUAL LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LEARNER CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION, 'THE IDEOLOGICAL CLARITY MACHINE'
STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, SDSU
PRESENTATION, 'STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE LEARNING GLASS'
LEARNING MEDIA DIGITAL INNOVATOR
PBS
CENTER FOR VISUAL LITERACIES
RESEARCH FELLOW
2016
PANEL CHAIR 'ARTS ON THE AIR'
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USA
EXHIBIT 'IN/VISIBILITY AND DIFFERENCE'
BARD COLLEGE, BERLIN, GERMANY
ENTERPRISE VIDEO AWARD, SONIC FOUNDRY
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, VIDEOGRAPHER AWARDS
2014
FILMMAKER/WRITER
BBC, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SPAIN, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION,
EUROPEAN UNION, LORD'S TAVERNERS, RUNNYMEDE TRUST
2013
CURATOR
GOLDSMITH'S/IVSA, LONDON
'VISUALISING AFFECT' EXHIBITION ON RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
KIOSKO, BOLIVIA
'THE BLUSH MACHINE' A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE
2011
PRODUCER
BBC MEDIA ACTION, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT FILMS FOR WEB AND BROADCAST
2010
PRODUCER
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT COMEDY, DRAMA & MUSIC PROGRAMMES
2008
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
BBC WORLDWIDE CREATIVE, LONDON
WRITE, DIRECT & EDIT PROMOS, CONTINUITY WRITER & PRODUCER
2007
OPERATIONS
BBC RADIO 4, LONDON
MANAGING RADIO 4 SCHEDULE, NEWS & TRAILS
2005
RESEARCHER
THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER, LONDON
PICTURE & FOREIGN DESK
2004
PROJECT CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL FILM COLLECTIVE, LONDON
CO-ORDINATE DEVELOPMENT OF 156 FEATURE FILMS
2003
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
FILM STUDIES MA
ENGLISH LITERATURE BA