Valerie Scoon

Central to Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts longstanding success, Valerie Scoon has been a member of the faculty since 2003. Ms. Scoon teaches screenwriting, producing and documentaries. Her work has resulted in many students receiving Student Emmys, Oscar nominations and entry into innumerable film festivals. Most recently, Ms. Scoon has exhibited her own documentary filmmaking skills by practicing what she teaches. Her documentary Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century recounts the history of America's first female physicians and was aired nationwide on PBS in 2020.More recently her timely documentary Invisible History: Middle Florida's Hidden Roots is also being aired nationwide on public television in 2021. As a Creative Executive for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films, as a Story Analyst for Creative Artists Agency and as a Studio Executive for Warner Bros, Ms. Scoon has made a significant contribution to the body of American film culture. Her credits include the Golden Globe nominated "The Great Debaters" starring Denzel Washington. Ms. Scoon's credits also include the movies, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "The Wedding" both starring Halle Berry. Ms. Scoon was also instrumental in the adaptation of "Beloved" by the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Toni Morrison. In addition, Ms. Scoon in her capacity as Studio Executive at Warner Bros oversaw such films as" Malcolm X" directed by Spike Lee and the children's classic "The Secret Garden."