Daniel Bernardi

Daniel Bernardi
Born (1964-06-16) June 16, 1964 (age 60)
Alma materUniversity of Arizona, UCLA
SpouseHelen Na
Scientific career
Fieldsmedia studies, cultural studies,
narrative theory, documentary film, critical race theory
InstitutionsSan Francisco State University, United States Navy Reserves, El Dorado Films

Daniel Leonard Bernardi (born June 16, 1964) is a professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University, founder and President of El Dorado Films and a retired Commander in the United States Navy Reserve. Bernardi earned a Bachelor of Arts in Radio-TV (1984) and a Masters of Arts in Media Arts (1988) from the University of Arizona. He went on to earn a PhD in Film and Television Studies from UCLA (1994), completed a University of California postdoctoral research fellowship in 1997, and earned a Master of Public Administration from SFSU in 2023.