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September 2017

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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 I 2 3 Matt Reeves discusses War for the Planet of the Apes In Director Matt Reeves' new sci-fi action drama, War for the Planet of the Apes, the conflict for mastery of the Earth between the surviving members of the human race and the intelligence-enhanced apes reaches a crescendo. A super-intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar and his colony of equally improved apes are forced into a struggle with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel. As the tensions rise, both sides are headed for an epic battle that will finally determine which species will rule the planet. Following the July 23 DGA membership screening in Los Angeles, Reeves sat down with Director Drew Goddard to discuss War for the Planet of the Apes and the challenges of directing a film with so many complex visual elements. Reeves' other credits include the features Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In and Cloverfield; the pilot episodes of the series Conviction and Felicity; and episodes of the series Miracles, Homicide: Life on the Street and Relativity. Reeves has been a DGA member since 1996. Photo: Matt Reeves & Drew Goddard (moderator) discuss War for the Planet of the Apes. photo by Byron Gamarro Gillian Robespierre discusses Landline The messy dynamics of love, sex and fidelity are explored in Director Gillian Robespierre's new comedic drama, Landline. The film tells the story of two sisters in 1990s New York who suspect their father may be having an affair. As they set out to discover the truth without tipping off their mother, they learn that life and family are things more complicated than they had previously imagined. Following the DGA membership screening in New York on August 4, Robespierre sat down with Director Marielle Heller to discuss the making of Landline. Robespierre's other credits include the short-length and feature-length versions of Obvious Child and episodes of the television series Casual. She has been a DGA member since 2015. Photo: Marielle Heller (moderator) and Gillian Robespierre discuss Landline. photo by Krista Kennell See more detailed descriptions, additional photos and podcasts are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup Kathryn Bigelow discusses Detroit A dark incident from the turbulent '60s is unearthed in Director Kathryn Bigelow's new drama, Detroit. Based on actual events that occurred during the civil unrest a half century ago, Bigelow's film recounts what happened when misconduct by law enforcement officers resulted in the beating of several innocent civilians and the deaths of three unarmed men. Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on August 6, Bigelow sat down with DGA Past President Paris Barclay to discuss the making of Detroit. Bigelow also discussed the film in a conversation moderated by Director Paul Schrader following the DGA membership screening in New York on August 9. Bigelow's other credits include the feature films K-19: The Widowmaker, Strange Days, Point Break, Blue Steel, Near Dark; and episodes of the series Karen Sisco and Homicide: Life on the Street. She was nominated for a DGA Award for her direction of the feature Zero Dark Thirty, and made history as the first woman ever to win both the Oscar and the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Hurt Locker. Bigelow has been a DGA member since 1988, has served as a member of the National Board and currently serves as a member of the Western Directors Council. photo by Krista Kennell Kathryn Bigelow & Paris Barclay (moderator) in Los Angeles Paul Schrader (moderator) and Kathryn Bigelow in New York photo by Howard Wise

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