Lawrence Budner has been involved with film and other media for over 35 years. He has taught film production, history, and criticism at The New School, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island.

He has also been a film producer, director, and documentarian whose productions have been shown around the country. He has worked with the Directors Guild of America, and is the recipient of numerous production grants from the Committee for the Humanities and the Council on the Arts as well as reviewing entries for various film festivals. Larry has a Ph.D. in Media from New York University and currently lives in New York City.