Deepak Sethi

Deepak Sethi became the director for the Penn State Hollywood Program with the start of planning for the 2025 cohort.

He has taught in the Hollywood Program and worked alongside founding director Bob Richards since the program’s inception. An accomplished screenwriter and director, Sethi has taught every student who has come through the program.

His writing credits include “Apple & Onion,” “Family Guy,” “Brickleberry and “Close Enough.” He’s also worked as a voice actor and stand-up comedian. His 2019 film “Coffee Shop Names,” which he wrote and directed, won the ScriptHouse Award during the BFI London Film Festival and a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

PODCAST: "Hollywood at Home with the Creative Coalition"
Inside the Writers' Room with Guest Deepak Sethi

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