Cinema Studies proudly welcomed music video director, choreographer, performance artist, and filmmaker Diane Martel as the 2022 Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker. The free community events with Diane Martel included:

• The Art of Music Video, featuring screenings and discussion about Martel’s 30-year career
• From MTV to YouTube, featuring screenings and discussion about the history and evolution of music video with director Diane Martel
• Treatment Writing with Diane Martel, an interactive workshop with the director

Diane Martel got her start directing music videos in the 1990s for Def Jam and rap artists such as Method Man, ODB, Redman, Gang Starr, and Mobb Deep. She was also the go-to director for Mariah Carey in the ‘90s. In the 2000s, Martel directed videos for N.E.R.D. and Pharrell Williams, Pink, Beyoncé, J.Lo, White Stripes, The Killers, Ciara, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Franz Ferdinand, Nicki Minaj, and Coldplay. She directed two of 2013’s most iconic videos: Miley Cyrus’s “We Can’t Stop” and “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell. Martel was also the director/creative director for Miley’s Bangerz Tour.