It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marsha Kinder, Emerita University Professor at the University of Southern California and a pioneering figure in film, television, and digital media studies. Educated initially as a scholar of eighteenth-century English literature, Kinder joined USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 1980 and spent more than three decades shaping one of the world’s leading critical studies programs. Her scholarship ranged widely, encompassing narrative theory, children’s media culture, representation of violence, Spanish media culture, and the shifting terrain of cyberculture and global media. She authored more than 100 essays and ten books, including Self and Cinema (1982), Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games (1991), and Blood Cinema: The Reconstruction of National Identity in Spain (1993), which included a groundbreaking companion CD-ROM and helped establish new directions in digital scholarship. She also edited influential volumes such as Refiguring Spain (1997), Kids’ Media Culture (1999), and her study of Luis Buñuel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1999). One of Kinder’s most influential contributions was the Labyrinth Project, the art collective and research initiative she founded in 1999 at USC’s Annenberg Center for Communication. Under her direction from 1999 to 2014, the Labyrinth Project produced a series of award-winning interactive installations, DVD-ROMs, and database documentaries that traveled internationally to museums, conferences, film festivals, and new media exhibitions. These works—at the intersection of theory, technology, and storytelling—helped define the practice and theorization of interactive narrative, transmedia networks, and digital city symphonies. The project received numerous honors, including the Sundance Online Festival Jury Award for New Narrative Forms, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Interactive Project, and a New Media Invision Award for Best Overall Design. A legendary educator, Kinder was known for her demanding yet inspiring teaching and for her extraordinary mentorship. Former students remember her breadth of knowledge, her intellectual fearlessness, and her unwavering support. Many credit her with profoundly shaping their scholarly paths. Marsha Kinder’s influence on media studies is immeasurable. Her scholarship, mentorship, and visionary contributions to narrative theory and digital culture will continue to shape the field for years to come. SCMS extends its heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, colleagues, and to the many students whose lives she touched. We are incredibly fortunate that an overview of her work remains accessible at www.marshakinder.com.