Eli Vannata in a dark gray collared shirt in front of a gray backdrop.

Eli Vannata

Lesson Coordinator

Eli is a NH-based musician, filmmaker, writer, and film archivist. In addition to playing and teaching piano, he has also tried his hand at playing french horn, guitar, theremin, and electronic music. As a film director, his films have been a part of the official selection for the New Hampshire Film Festival in previous years, alongside other festivals in upstate New York. He is also a published writer, with research focusing mainly on Swedish cinema from the 1950s-1970s. Eli plans on pursuing film archiving, and has been interning at local film archives in Bucksport and Portland, Maine.