Ted Mandell

Biography

Ted Mandell has taught film and television production at Notre Dame for the past 38 years. Specializing in documentary filmmaking, and past producer/director of numerous features on Notre Dame Athletics, Ted is co-director of the documentary 88 and 1 (ESPN), the award winning documentary Okuyamba, producer of the documentary series First Time Fans,  and director of the documentary Lou Holtz: 60 Minutes To Play and a Lifetime To Remember. Ted is also in charge of the annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, and director of two Summer Scholars programs for high school students (Film Production and Under The Influence: Teens and Screens). Besides production courses, he also teaches the undergraduate course, Drunk on Film: The Psychology of Storytelling with Alcohol and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption (co-taught with professor Andrea Christensen). The course is the basis for the one act play Red Cup, which Ted produces annually on campus.  In addition, Ted has penned numerous national op-ed columns on media and popular culture, and is the author of the multimedia book Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys: The Greatest College Football Finishes (Since 1970).