David Delaney Mayer Explained

Birth Name:David Delany Mayer
Birth Date:1992
Birth Place:America
Occupation:social entrepreneur, filmmaker

David Delaney Mayer (born 1992) is an American documentary filmmaker and social entrepreneur. Mayer produced/directed the PBS special limited series, "Food Town," as well as Complex Network's "Road to Raceday."[1] [2] [3] Mayer is the co-founder of DreamxAmerica, a Harvard Innovation Lab-based social enterprise joining filmmaking and impact investing to highlight and support immigrant entrepreneurs.[4] [5] [6]

A former Duke University men's basketball player under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Mayer quit the team after his first year to pursue film.[7] He graduated with a focus in documentary filmmaking, where he was awarded the Center for Documentary Studies’ Julia Harper Day Award and Benenson Award in the Arts.[8]

Honor

In December 2019, Mayer was named as one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Law and Policy.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Delaney Mayer. IMDb. 2019-05-20.
  2. Web site: The creators of 'A Chef's Life' turn their lens to Durham's food scene. Jackson. Drew. The News & Observer. en.
  3. Web site: Fresh Docs Screening - Full Frame Theater. 2017-04-04. Southern Documentary Fund. en-US.
  4. Web site: Dreaming across America. 2019-05-14. Harvard Gazette. en-US. 2019-05-20.
  5. Web site: DreamxAmerica Strives To Highlight And Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs Across America. Garcia. Samuel. Forbes. en. 2019-05-20.
  6. Web site: Honoring Their Immigrant Roots, Entrepreneurs Combine Impact Investing And Film. Thorpe. Devin. Forbes. en. 2019-05-20.
  7. Web site: David Mayer Bio. Duke Athletics. en. 2019-05-20.
  8. Web site: 2014 Julia Harper Day Award Winner: David Mayer – Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University CDS Porch. Duke Center for Documentary Studies. 2019-05-20.
  9. Web site: David Delaney Mayer, 27 and Andrew Leon Hanna, 27. .

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