Professional Summary
Rick Pulos (he/him/his) is an award-winning filmmaker, media studies scholar, and theatre maker. He is interested in how mainstream media shapes notions of identity and belonging, especially as it relates to race, gender, class, ability, and sexuality. As an ethnographer, he creates projects that put him into conversations with folks to hear their stories about how popular culture works for them - or against them - socially, culturally, and politically. He is currently working on his dissertation project Queer Geek Joy: The Politics, Practices, and Pleasures of LGBTQ+ Sci-fi fans which will include a traditional text-based research project and two related documentary films, “Journey Through Gay Space” and "Supergirl's Not Black." Rick raised $11, 500 for his dissertation project including an award of $4000 from the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M and a $2000 competitive grant from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rick is a filmmaker, media content creator, and theatre artist with a focus on storytelling. He creates strategic content for social media marketing campaigns, artistic creations for theatrical projections, and documentary films about interesting people and communities. He is currently editing a documentary about The Theatre Company of Bryan-College Station, which awarded him The Randy Wilson Award for Service and Leadership in 2024. His media production skills include videography, editing (Adobe Premiere and Da Vinci Resolve), design (Adobe Creative Suite), and programming in Q-Lab. He is also a theatre producer and director, most recently directing Hedwig and The Angry Inch (Summer 2026) and Camelton (2026) which is currently running at the Edinbiurgh Festival.
Rick holds a B.A. from Yale University in Film Studies, an M.A. in Media Arts from Long Island University-Brooklyn, and an M.A. in Strategic Communication from Regent University. He is also the creator and former program director of TTC Teaches, a series of low-cost theatre workshops for the local community.