Media artist, writer, spiritual director, and independent scholar, M Freeman works at the
intersections of reckoning and resiliency, queerness and film, and contemplative,
creative and social art practices. They are author of The Illuminated Space: A Personal
Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art (The 3rd Thing, 2020) and creator of
Cinema Divina—short films for contemplative practice. Their text and media arts essays
have been published in or at The Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, TriQuarterly, Blackbird,
Rolling Stone and Abbey of the Arts. Their films are screened on PBS and in galleries,
spirituality centers and festivals worldwide.  marilynfreeman.com.