This panel aims to discuss various facets of arts production and administration. With internship experience in book publishing, documentary filmmaking, and the performing arts, our panel will bring together a multitude of perspectives and experiences. We each experienced a very different workplace environment, and are excited to discuss how we assumed an impactful role during our summer internships. We will further share how we balanced the creative and administrative components of a challenging but fulfilling industry. This panel will be especially helpful to students in the FMT and English departments, or anyone interested in working in the administrative side of an artistic field!

Moderator: Hannah Goodwin, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Nexus Track Chair for Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse

Publishing Internship: Before Books are Born
Sudeeksha Dasari ’26 English & Philosophy double major

Scoring Points: A Summer in Sports Journalism
Lucy Isaacs ’25 Politics major, Jewish studies minor

On the Fringes: Supporting a Festival of Fearless Artists
Emma Platt ’26 Film, Media and Theatre & English double major

The New Voices of Independent Film: Interning for the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Brigid Mullen ’25, Film, Media, Theater major