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2 6 I D G A M O N T H L Y See more detailed descriptions, additional photos and video, where available, online at www.dga.org. DGA Committee Meeting Events Roundup A Conversation with Director Ángel Manuel Soto — A Latino Committee Meeting Virtual Event On March 17, the Latino Committee's meeting featured a conversation with Director Ángel Manuel Soto (La Granja, Charm City Kings). In a conversation moderated by Director/Latino Committee Co-Chair Edward Ornelas, Soto discussed topics including his career as a filmmaker, Latino underrepresentation in the industry and social activism through film. Following the moderated portion of the event, he took questions from the online audience. Image: (Clockwise from top left) Latino Committee Co-Chairs Alicia Zaragoza and Edward Ornelas (moderator), Director Ángel Manuel Soto and Committee Co- Chair Regina Ainsworth. On March 16, ahead of their online meeting, the Women's Steering Committee (WSC) hosted the discussion, What's Up Doc? Carving Out a Lucrative Career Path in Non-Fiction Storytelling. The event featured Directors Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo) and Alex Stapleton (Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel) and DGA Associate Western Executive Director Lisa Layer in a conversation moderated by Director Eda Benjakul (Shrinking Violet), that revolved around finding community and opportunities within Documentary realm. Image: (Top Row) Director Alex Stapleton, Documentary Committee Chair James Moll and Associate Western Executive Director Lisa Layer; (Second Row) WSC Activities & Events Committee Co- Coordinator Shaz Bennett, Director Eda Benjakul (moderator) and WSC Co-Chair Maria Burton; (Third Row) WSC Alternate Co-Chair Tara Miele and Director Chai Vasarhelyi. What's Up Doc? Carving Out a Lucrative Career Path in Non-Fiction Storytelling — A Women's Steering Committee Meeting Virtual Event On March 22, the EDSC hosted a panel discussion with the East Coast DGA Student Film Award Winners and Jury Award recipients from the African American, Asian American, and Latino categories. In a conversation moderated by Director Seith Mann (Blindspotting), African American category winner Natalie Jasmine Harris of NYU (Pure) and Jury Award recipient Tramaine "Trey" Gray of North Carolina School of the Arts (Kindred Kings); Asian American category winner Karishma Dev Dube of New York University (Bittu) and Jury Award recipient Constance Tsang of Columbia University (Beau); and Latino category winner Esteban Garcia Vernaza of Columbia University (Silento) each shared clips and discussed how each of their films portrayed the unique vision they had cultivated throughout their studies. Attendees were able to view the full-length films in advance of the event, and had the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists regarding their storytelling choices, production limitations and opportunities, and the teams they chose to share parts of our world that often get overlooked or undervalued. Image: (Clockwise from top left) Director Seith Mann (moderator), Student filmmakers Esteban Garcia Vernaza, Constance Tsang, Natalie Jasmine Harris, Karishma Dev Dube and Tramaine "Trey" Gray. A Conversation with East Coast Student Film Award Filmmakers — An Eastern Diversity Steering Committee Meeting Event