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• UPCOMING EVENTS - JUNE • Saturday, June 15 3:00 p.m. PT — DGA Theater 1 6:00 p.m. ET — DGA New York Boardroom To RSVP, please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. LGBTQ+ Committee presents: A Pride Celebration of Director Lee Daniels Please join the LGBTQ+ Committee for a tribute to DGA Award-nominated Director Lee Daniels. This event will take place live in Los Angeles, followed by a reception with a live stream to a party in the Guild's New York Boardroom. Throughout his career, Lee Daniels has been a trailblazer, using his platform to amplify underrepresented voices and shed light on pressing societal issues. His work is trademarked by authenticity and candor, providing audiences with a unique experience and raw character insight with each of his projects. A DGA member since 2007, Daniels broke through with his DGA Award-nominated feature, Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, which was also nominated for six Academy Awards. In 2013, he released the critically acclaimed Lee Daniels' The Butler. His other directorial credits include the feature fi lms Shadowboxer, The Paperboy and The United States vs. Billie Holiday; the movie for television Good People; and the pilots for the series Empire and STAR, which he co-created. He recently wrapped production on The Deliverance, a psychological thriller he wrote, directed and produced. Daniels sits on numerous boards, including that of Ghetto Film School, a nonprofi t that helps to develop the next generation of great American storytellers. He is also a longtime LGBTQIA activist, has served as a co-chair of the DGA's Eastern Diversity Steering Committee and is a member of the LGBTQ+ Representative Committee. Please note that this LGBTQ+ Committee event is being presented with the support of the African American and Eastern Diversity Steering Committees. Director Lee Daniels photo by Sebastian Kim The tournament will benefi t the Directors Guild Foundation. All proceeds will go directly towards helping the institution maintain its tradition of service to Guild members and the industry since 1945. For more information about the tournament, please email tournament@dga.org or contact Brandon Goco at (310) 289-2046. Monday, June 24, 2024 at the Wilshire Country Club J U N E 2 0 2 4 I 1 7