The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

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A Private War with Matthew Heineman and Jeremy Kagan (Ep. 171) Nov 09, 2018

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Director Matthew Heineman discusses his film, A Private War, with fellow director Jeremy Kagan. Based on Arash Amel's Vanity Fair article "Marie Colvin's Private War," the film follows the extraordinary life of celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin, whose fearless desire to give voice to the voiceless and show the true cost of war drove her to the front lines of conflicts all across the globe. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/APrivateWar_QnA_1018.aspx

Boy Erased with Joel Edgerton and Gavin O’Connor (Ep. 170) Nov 02, 2018

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Director Joel Edgerton discusses his film, Boy Erased, with fellow director Gavin O'Connor. Based on the memoir of the same name by Garrard Conley, the film tells the true coming of age and coming out story of Jared, who is viciously outed to his parents. Pressured into attending a church-supported gay conversion program, he butts heads with its head therapist and begins to find his own voice and accept his true self. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/BoyErased_QnA_1018.aspx

The Hate U Give with George Tillman Jr. and Greg Berlanti (Ep. 169) Nov 02, 2018

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Director George Tillman Jr. discusses his film, The Hate U Give, with fellow director Greg Berlanti. Based on the best-selling young adult novel by Angie Thomas, the film tells the story of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old African-American girl who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer and faces pressure from her community. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/HateUGive_QnA_1018.aspx

22 July with Paul Greengrass and Brian Helgeland (Ep. 168) Nov 02, 2018

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Director Paul Greengrass discusses his film, 22 July, with fellow director Brian Helgeland. The film dramatizes the true story of Norway's worst terrorist attack, following the survivors and grieving families as they rally the country for justice and healing. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/22July_QnA_1018.aspx

Itzhak with Alison Chernick and Robert Weide (Ep. 167) Oct 26, 2018

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Director Alison Chernick discusses her film, Itzhak, with fellow director Robert Weide. The film follows celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman, looking beyond his performances to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, and the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/DocSeries_Itzhak.aspx

Beautiful Boy with Felix Van Groeningen and Mike Mills (Ep. 166) Oct 26, 2018

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Director Felix Van Groeningen discusses his film, Beautiful Boy, with fellow director Mike Mills. Based on the pair of memoirs by father and son David and Nic Sheff, the film chronicles the heartbreak experienced by a family coping with addiction over many years -- including survival, relapse, and recovery. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Nov2018/BeautifulBoy_QnA_1018.aspx

Mid90s with Jonah Hill and Bennett Miller (Ep. 165) Oct 19, 2018

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Director Jonah Hill discusses his film, Mid90s, with fellow director Bennett Miller. The film follows thirteen-year-old Stevie, who spends summer in 90s-era LA navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Dec2018/Mid90s_QnA_1018.aspx

A Star Is Born with Bradley Cooper and Jason Bateman (Ep. 164) Oct 19, 2018

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Director Bradley Cooper discusses his film, A Star is Born, with fellow director Jason Bateman. The film features Cooper as a seasoned musician who falls in love with a struggling singer and actress named Ally, played by Lady Gaga. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Nov2018/AStarIsBorn_QnA_1018.aspx

Bad Times at The El Royale with Drew Goddard and Matt Reeves (Ep. 163) Oct 12, 2018

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Director Drew Goddard discusses his film, Bad Times at the El Royale, with fellow director Matt Reeves. The film follows seven strangers who meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. As secrets come out and lives are entangled over the course of one night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Nov2018/BadTimes_QnA_1018.aspx

First Man with Damien Chazelle and Darren Aronofsky (Ep. 162) Oct 12, 2018

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Director Damien Chazelle discusses his film, First Man, with fellow director Darren Aronofsky. The film tells the riveting stories of NASA's mission to land the first human being on the moon, and of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut chosen to make the one small step for man and giant leap for mankind on July 20, 1969. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Nov2018/FIRSTMAN_QnA_1018.aspx

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