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DGA Events Roundup N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 I 1 9 photo by Elisa Haber Alfonso Gomez-Rejon discusses The Current War: Director's Cut The cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age is retold in Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's biographical drama, The Current War: Director's Cut. Gomez-Rejon's film reveals how electricity titans Thomas Edison — who was backed by J.P. Morgan — and George Westinghouse — who was aided by Nikola Tesla — engaged in a battle of technology and ideas to determine whether direct current or alternating current would power the modern world. Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on October 1, Gomez-Rejon sat down with Director Jonathan Mostow to discuss the making of The Current War: Director's Cut. Gomez-Rejon's other credits include the feature films Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and The Town That Dreaded Sundown, the pilot for the series Red Band Society, and episodes of the television series American Horror Story, The Carrie Diaries and Glee. He has been a DGA member since 1999. More detailed descriptions and additional photos are posted online at www.dga.org. photo by Elisa Haber photo by Shane Karns Photos: Phillips with moderators Harron in NY and Reitman in LA. photo by Marcie Revens Todd Phillips discusses Joker The slow descent into madness of the man who would become Batman's arch nemesis is revealed in Director Todd Phillips' new dramatic thriller, Joker. Phillips' film tells the story of Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian who is struggling to find his way in the fractured society of Gotham City. Earning his living as a clown-for-hire by day, he seems trapped in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty until one day when he makes a bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events that sets him on the path to becoming the criminal mastermind known as "The Joker." Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on October 6, Phillips sat down with Director Ivan Reitman to discuss the making of Joker. He also discussed the film in a conversation with Director Mary Harron following the DGA membership screening in New York on October 4. In addition to Joker, Phillips' credits include the feature films Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School for Scoundrels, The Hangover trilogy, Due Date and War Dogs. He has been a DGA member since 1998. Special Projects Documentary Series Screens Ron Howard's Pavarotti Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, Director Ron Howard's documentary, Pavarotti, is an in-depth look at the musical icon affectionately dubbed "The People's Tenor." Following the DGA Documentary Series screening in Los Angeles on October 7, Howard sat down with Special Projects Documentary Series Subcommittee Co-Chair Ondi Timoner to discuss the making of Pavarotti. A DGA member since 1978, some of Howard's directing credits include the feature films Splash, Parenthood, The Paper, The Da Vinci Code and In the Heart of the Sea. He was DGA Award-nominated for his films Cocoon (1985) and Frost/Nixon (2008) and won DGA Awards for Apollo 13 (1995) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). Prior to directing Pavarotti, he also helmed the documentary features The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years and Made in America. Currently serving as the Second Vice-President of the Guild, Howard's service also includes previously holding the Fourth Vice- President post, as well as participation on the Eastern Directors Council and the Theatrical Creative Rights Committee. Photo: Howard & Timoner (moderator) discuss Pavarotti. Photo: Gomez-Rejon & Mostow (moderator) discuss The Current War: Director's Cut.