Visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens.
Ask anyone who’s worked with Chinaka Hodge, the poet, screenwriter, and executive producer behind Marvel’s Ironheart television series, and the words you’ll hear on repeat are charismatic, confident, and authentic.
But ask Hodge about herself, and she’s more likely to turn the focus to those around her, both in the film industry and in the creative community she’s helping to mentor on campus.
“I hope to demonstrate to students that the best artwork comes from not just people having great ideas, but having long-term collaborative relationships,” said Hodge, a 2025-26 visiting artist with the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA).