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DGA Events Roundup
Niki Caro discusses The Zookeeper's Wife
Director Niki Caro's new biographical drama, The Zookeeper's Wife, reveals
the amazing true story of Antonina Zabinski and her husband, Dr. Jan
Zabinski, the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo. When the Nazis invaded Poland
during WWII, they were forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed
chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. But they also began covertly working with the
Resistance and helped hundreds of Polish Jews escape from the infamous
Warsaw Ghetto.
Following the DGA membership screening on April 2 in Los Angeles, Caro
sat down with Director Lesli Linka Glatter to discuss the making of The
Zookeeper's Wife.
Caro's credits also include the feature films McFarland, USA, A Heavenly
Vintage, North Country, Memory & Desire and the Humanitas Prize-winning
Whale Rider. Caro has been a DGA member since 2005.
Charlie McDowell discusses The Discovery
Set in the near future, Director Charlie McDowell's new sci-fi thriller, The
Discovery, follows the effects of definitive proof of an afterlife via a scientific
discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor. As the world wrestles with what this all
means, Harbor's son, who is also struggling with these issues, arrives at his
father's compound where he falls for a woman with a troubled past.
Following the April 7 DGA membership screening in Los Angeles, McDowell
sat down with Director Zal Batmanglij to discuss the challenges of bringing
the story to the screen.
In addition to The Discovery, McDowell's credits include the feature films
The One I Love; the movie for television Untitled Sarah Silverman Project;
episodes of the series Dear White People and Silicon Valley; and the short
Bye Bye Benjamin. He became a DGA member in 2015.
photo: Directors Zal Batmanglij (moderator) and Charlie McDowell.
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Creating the On-Screen World:
A Directing for Professionals Seminar
On March 18, the DGA Special Projects Committee presented the 13th
installment of Directing for Professionals, a series that develops practical skills
and techniques for Directors to work productively with their creative teams.
Members gathered in the Los Angeles Headquarters Boardroom for Creating
the On-Screen World: The Director/Production Designer Collaboration. The
seminar explored how these positions work together to develop the visual
language for a story and bring the on-screen world to life.
In a conversation moderated by Directing for Professionals Subcommittee Chair
Arthur Allan Seidelman, Directors Peter Atencio, Michael Goi and Kimberly Peirce;
and Production Designers Todd Fjelsted, Catherine Smith and Mark Worthington
discussed topics including: what is a production designer, how they work with the
director to bring a vision to the screen, and how directors communicate with them
to make sure they recognize the tone of the show. The final hour of the seminar
included an open forum where the attendees could ask the panelists questions.
Photos: 1. Michael Goi, Catherine Smith, Peter Atencio, Arthur Allan Seidelman
(moderator), Mark Worthington, Kimberly Peirce and Todd Fjelsted. 2-3. DGA
members learn about how Directors and Production Designers collaborate to tell the
story and ask the panelists questions.
See video highlights from this event at www.dga.org.
Lesli Linka Glatter (moderator) Director Niki Caro
