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M A Y 2 0 2 1 I 1 9 • DGA Online Events • Women's Steering Committee presents: Women's Day at the DGA Please join us online for a celebration of the talented women members of the Directors Guild. Saturday, May 1 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. (PDT) 1:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. (EDT) To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. Special Projects Committee presents: The Craft of the Director: Barry Jenkins The popular The Craft of the Director discussion series continues online with in- depth conversations where directors discuss their personal processes and share how they approach various areas of the craft, from pre-production through post. Please join us for the latest in this series with Director Barry Jenkins. After making his feature film debut with his Independent Spirit and Gotham Award-nominated film, Medicine for Melancholy, Jenkins' 2017 feature, Moonlight, garnered a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film, earned eight Academy Award nominations and won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney) and Best Picture. His other directorial credits include the feature film If Beale Street Could Talk; an episode of Dear White People and all episodes of the series, The Underground Railroad. He is currently at work on a follow-up to The Lion King and a biopic of famed choreographer, Alvin Ailey, as well as an adaptation of the documentary, Virunga, about the battle to save the Congo's mountain gorilla population. Jenkins has been a DGA member since 2016 and serves on the Western Directors Council and Independent Directors Committee. Barry Jenkins Thursday, May 27 6:00 p.m. (PDT) / 9:00 p.m. (EDT) To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. photo by GL Askew II Panelist details for all sessions will be posted on www.dga.org closer to the date of this event. In the Trenches: Motherhood and Directing Working director moms will discuss directing and parenting. Balancing, strategizing, support systems, schedules and great kids — can women have it all? Queering Television This conversation will focus on the craft of storytelling, representation and the work to diversify women's voices behind-the-camera in LGBTQ+ themed shows. Women of Color Lead: Conversations on Industry and Power Women of color will share their stories of success and struggle within the Guild and the business, and offer insight on how to support a more diverse, equitable and inclusive industry. Director Spotlight: Mentorship in Directing Blockbusters In a one-on-one conversation, two directors will discuss how they got a leg up and what gave them the edge working in bigger budgets, as well as offer advice about the craft of directing at all levels. A DGA Director Development Initiative Lab: The Role of the Episodic TV Director: Pre-Prep and Prep The Director Development Initiative is a program focusing on education, networking, and career development for DGA Members. The program features curriculum- based labs designed to provide current information on the Director's craft. Join us for our second interactive lab of the year, where a curated panel will discuss what it means to be a Director — and examine the curious cocktail of humility, gratitude and confidence demanded of that first episode. Other topics will include: prep tools, show politics, and a breakdown of the meetings a Director needs to navigate (Tone, Concept, Production, etc) will be examined. Following the panel discussion, the participants will engage in breakout sessions where they will break down a script's scene and learn how to approach the politics of the tone meeting to guarantee success. Information regarding the panelists will be posted on www.dga.org closer to the date of the event. Wednesday, May 26 6:00 p.m. (PDT) / 9:00 p.m. (EDT) To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events.