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January 2026

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6 0 I D G A M O N T H L Y Films Listed In Alphabetical Order DGA MEMBERSHIP SCREENINGS PRIMATE Directed by: JOHANNES ROBERTS UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGERS: VICKI DEE ROCK, DARREN CHESNEY • FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: PHIL BOOTH • SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CHARLIE VAUGHAN WRITTEN BY: JOHANNES ROBERTS & ERNEST RIERA • PRODUCED BY: WALTER HAMADA, p.g.a., JOHN HODGES, p.g.a., BRADLEY PILZ • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: STEPHEN MURPHY, BSC, ISC • PRODUCTION DESIGN BY: SIMON BOWLES • EDITED BY: PETER GVOZDAS, ACE • COSTUME DESIGN BY: VERITY HAWKES STARRING: JOHNNY SEQUOYAH, JESSICA ALEXANDER, TROY KOTSUR PRINT COURTESY OF: PARAMOUNT PICTURES • RATING: NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME • RUNNING TIME: 89 MINUTES LOS ANGELES Sat., Jan. 17 7:00 p.m. NEW YORK Sat., Jan. 17 7:00 p.m. Since 1992, the Directors Guild of America has hosted annual symposiums featuring its nominees for outstanding theatrical feature fi lm directing. In Directors Close Up, fi lm and television director Jeremy Kagan compiled the most insightful and entertaining responses from sessions conducted between 1992 and 2005, and then again in Directors Close Up 2 for those conducted between 2006 and 2012. In this all new sequel, Directors Close Up 3, Kagan shines his spotlight on nominees from the 2013–2020 seminars as directors discuss their work on some of the most brilliant fi lms in the last several years. From script development through pre-production to production and post- production, the directors offer personal insights into every step of the creative process and reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. Featuring materials from their productions — including storyboards, script notes, sketches and on-set photos — Directors Close Up 3 will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors, as well as fi lm fans who will enjoy this inside look into making movies. DIRECTORS CLOSE UP 3 Interviews with Directors nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film by the Directors Guild of America Moderated and edited by Jeremy Kagan Available for purchase at the DGA Store on www.dga.org Ben Affl eck · Wes Anderson · Kathryn Bigelow · Damien Chazelle · Bradley Cooper · Alfonso Cuarón · Garth Davis · Guillermo del Toro · Clint Eastwood · Peter Farrelly · Greta Gerwig · Paul Greengrass · Bong Joon Ho · Tom Hooper · Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Barry Jenkins · Ang Lee · Spike Lee · Richard Linklater · Kenneth Lonergan · Tom McCarthy · Martin McDonagh · Adam McKay · Steve McQueen · Sam Mendes · George Miller · Christopher Nolan · Jordan Peele · David O. Russell · Ridley Scott · Martin Scorsese · Steven Spielberg · Quentin Tarantino · Denis Villeneuve · Taika Waititi *Children under the age of 16 may attend this screening. NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T Directed by: RUBEN FLEISCHER UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER: ETHAN SMITH • FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: PJ VOETEN • SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DANIELLE BLAKE • SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: SHANE McLOUGHLIN • LOCATION MANAGER: TOM ROSS SCREENPLAY BY: MICHAEL LESSLIE, PAUL WERNICK & RHETT REESE, SETH GRAHAME-SMITH • STORY BY: ERIC WARREN SINGER, MICHAEL LESSLIE • BASED ON CHARACTERS CREATED BY: BOAZ YAKIN & EDWARD RICOURT • PRODUCED BY: ALEX KURTZMAN, p.g.a., ROBERTO ORCI, BOBBY COHEN, p.g.a. • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: GEORGE RICHMOND • PRODUCTION DESIGN BY: DAVID SCHEUNEMANN • EDITED BY: STACEY SCHROEDER, ACE • COSTUME DESIGN BY: SOPHIE CANALE STARRING: JESSE EISENBERG, WOODY HARRELSON, DAVE FRANCO, ISLA FISHER, JUSTICE SMITH, DOMINC SESSA, ARIANA GREENBLATT, LIZZY CAPLAN, ROSAMUND PIKE, MORGAN FREEMAN PRINT COURTESY OF: LIONSGATE • RATING: PG-13 • RUNNING TIME: 113 MINUTES LOS ANGELES Sun., Jan. 4 4:00 p.m.* NEW YORK Sun., Jan. 4 4:00 p.m.*

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