The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Director Adam McKay discusses his new film, Don't Look Up, with fellow director Barry Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. The film tells the story of two Michigan State astronomers who discover a planet-killing comet the size of Mount Everest is hurtling toward the Earth. With only six months until the comet makes impact, they embark on a media tour to try to get the world to take the situation seriously before it's too late. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2022/January2022/DontLookUp_QnA_1121.aspx

Director Justine Bateman discusses her new film, Violet, with fellow director Aaron Schneider in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. The film tells the story of a film executive named Violet who realizes that she has spent years letting fear drive her every decision and must learn to silence her relentlessly negative inner thoughts to live life show she wants. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2022/January2022/Violet_QnA_1121.aspx

Director Pablo Larraín discusses his new film, Spencer, with fellow director Rebecca Miller in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. Set years after the fairy-tale wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, when the bliss has grown cold and rumors of affairs abound, the film picks up the true story on one Christmas holiday, as Diana wrestles with the pivotal decision of whether or not to leave. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2022/January2022/Spencer_QnA_1121.aspx

Director Blerta Basholli discusses her new film, Hive, with fellow director Nicole Kassell in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. The film recounts the true story of Fahrije, a woman who pulls together the other widows in her patriarchal village to launch a business selling a local food product. Their newfound independence draws the hostility of the men in the village who condemn their efforts, sparking a feud that threatens their sovereignty and the financial future of their families. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/GCS_HIVE_1121.aspx

Director Matthew Heinman discusses his new film, The First Wave, with fellow director Marc Levin in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. The film spotlights the everyday heroes inside one of New York's hardest hit hospital systems as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/DocSeries_TheFirstWave_1121.aspx

Director Edgar Wright discusses his new film, Last Night in Soho, with fellow director Phil Lord in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. The film follows an aspiring fashion designer who encounters an ambitious singer when she mysteriously travels to the 1960s, but their façade of glamour soon cracks into something much darker. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/LastNightSoho_QnA_1023.aspx

Director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film, The Harder They Fall, with fellow director Baz Luhrmann in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. The film tells the story of an outlaw who reunites his old gang to track down and exact revenge on an enemy who is being released from prison. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/HarderTheyFall_QnA_1021.aspx

Director Alan Taylor discusses his new film, The Many Saints of Newark, with fellow director Greg Mottola in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. A prequel to the award-winning television series The Sopranos, the film follows a young Tony Soprano as he grows up in one of the most tumultuous eras in New Jersey history. As he idolizes his uncle Dickie Moltisanti, we see how the relationship influences his adolescence and contributes to his transformation into the all-powerful mob boss he will someday become. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/ManySaintsOfNewark_QnA_1021.aspx

Director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson discusses his new film, Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolutioun Could Not Be Televised), with fellow director Amir Bar-Lev in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. The film shines a light on archival footage of The Harlem Cultural Festival, an epic event celebrating Black history, culture and fashion that took place in the summer of 1969. Standing as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, the film includes concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, B.B. King and more. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/1021_DocSeries_SummerOfSoul.aspx

Director George Clooney discusses his new film, The Tender Bar, with fellow director Jason Reitman in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. Adapted from a memoir of the same name, the film tells the story of J.R., a fatherless boy who hangs out with his bartender Uncle in a bar that caters to an assortment of quirky characters. As his mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities and move out of her begrudgingly supportive father’s home, J.R. begins to pursue his romantic and professional dreams. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: www.dga.org/Events/2021/Novembe…Bar_QnA_102101.aspx