Branches Book

Katiana Duffour Katiana Elizabeth Duffour grew up in the Russian community of West Hollywood alongside many first-generation children. Her last name is, however, French. Her favorite things are cats, specifically her cats, paintings, specifically her paintings, and reading, specifically her diary. She has since moved from Little Russia to the top of Hollywood Hills, asserting her dominion over the entire city of Los Angeles. She recently came to understand that her passion in life is art and, with that, she plans on studying fine art in the East Coast next year. Genevieve Dunning Genevieve Dunning grew up exposed to many different types of music by learning to play the flute, violin, piano, and guitar, and while also going to music festivals and concerts with her family and friends. She plays guitar every week for her own enjoyment and practice, not because it is a requirement. Music is always something she can connect to and use as an escape from the stress in her life. Skye Emanuel Skye Emanuel is a Los Angeles based guitar player recognized by Guitar Player magazine and awarded the “The Rock the Nation Award.” His biggest achievements include being the musical guest on the TV show Conan, playing on radio shows such as KLOS, and playing with artists such as Brad Wilk, Danny Carey, Twiggy Ramirez, and Josh Freese. Skye is currently doing session work for Extreme Music and is playing in a band alongside Blues Saraceno. Ella Emhoff Ella is a very creative person who enjoys the past times of art, reading, and of course her dogs. While she is not the most experienced writer she enjoys the act of creating an idea and producing it in words. She loves the idea of dogs as people and thinks about it a lot, many times talking to her dogs as if they can understand her or ask questions as if they could actually respond. Emma Fresco Emma Fresco has been making films since 7 th grade when she adapted The Sandlot . Since then, she has adapted an episode of The Office and written five original scripts. Another passion of hers includes watching documentaries about war and prisoners: two genres that address human rights violations and emotional hopelessness. Being a part of Human Rights class has inspired her to make films about stories that are important for her community to hear.

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