Marty Lang

Marty Lang is an Assistant Professor of Creative Media Production at Mississippi State University. He was previously director of the Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television & Digital Media at the University of Georgia, ranked the #43 film program in America by TheWrap in 2024. His Focal Press/Routledge book THE SELF-SUSTAINING FILMMAKER, about crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and community filmmaking, was the #1 Film/TV book on Amazon the week of its release in June 2024. He has written and directed two feature films, RISING STAR, distributed worldwide by FilmRISE, and STAY WITH ME, distributed worldwide in 2025 by Freestyle Digital Media. His producing credits include CHOMPY & THE GIRLS, featuring Udo Kier, OUT OF MY HAND, a 2016 Indie Spirit Award nominee, THE RIDE, a Sundance 2020 world premiere Webseries, and BEING MICHAEL MADSEN, starring Michael Madsen, Virginia Madsen and David Carradine.