Announcing the 2020-21 StudioDuke Student Cohort
The fourth year of this collaboration with Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Duke Alumni pairs sixteen students with professional mentors to develop creative projects in creative writing, film, music, and visual arts.
StudioDuke is a two-semester creative lab and mentorship program providing students the opportunity to take their advanced, on-going creative projects to the next level. StudioDuke is a collaboration among Duke I&E, DEMAN (Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network), and Duke Arts. Students are matched with creative industry professionals (including Duke alumni) for one-on-one mentorship that kicks off in the fall semester.
The goal is to bring each project to the point where it is ready to be presented to industry professionals. The StudioDuke team will help facilitate connections, resources, and logistics to support the project. Students will participate in programming aimed to help advance their creative projects and career opportunities.
The fourth year of this collaboration with Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Duke Alumni paired sixteen students with professional mentors to develop creative projects in creative writing, film, music, and visual arts.
2020-21 StudioDuke Student Cohort
Arlene Arevalo
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Class of 2021
Major: Global Cultural Studies
Project: Memoir
Mentor: Laura Yorke
Paul Chen
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Public Policy
Minor: Creative Writing
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Robb Chavis
Marlowe Early
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Visual Media Studies
Certificate: Documentary Studies
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Kevin Plunkett
Andy Ju
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Visual Arts and Computer Science
Minor: Cinematic Arts
Project: Documentary
Mentor: Ryan White
Anna Kasradze
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: English and Global Cultural Studies
Minor: Russian Literature
Project: Novella
Mentor: Christina Baker Kline
Daniel Kim
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Theater Studies
Minor: Biology
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Julien Thuan
Sophia Li
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Photography
Project: Documentary Photography
Mentor: Jeremy Lange
Chris Norlund
Fuqua School of Business, Class of 2022
Project: Podcast
Mentor: Mangesh Hattikudur
Andres Paciuc
School of Law, Class of 2021
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Drew Crevello
Ganesh Pentapalli
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: Mathematics and Global Cultural Studies
Minor: Finance
Project: Sci-Fi Thriller Screenplay
Mentor: Mark Vahradian
Anil Prasad
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: English
Minor: Chemistry
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Julia Livshin
Irene Qiao
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: Computer Science
Certificate: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Project: Original Music
Mentor: Eric Hölljes
Jacob Rubin
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Music and Education
Project: Original Musical
Mentor: Aaron Lazar
Andrew Witte
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: Public Policy, History & Curatorial Practice
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Heather-Marie Montilla
Ami Wong
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: Program II in Narrative Arts: Storytelling Forms and Functions
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Heather-Marie Montilla
Aaron Zhao
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2022
Major: Visual Arts and Biology; Certificate in Documentary Studies
Project: Documentary Photography
Mentor: Jeremy Lange