[UPDATED 4/7/20]
SAGindie is once again sponsoring Film Independent’s annual DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP series, taking place January 15 – February 12, 2020 in Los Angeles. Every year, DCU brings together the creative folks behind some of the past year’s most memorable movies to share behind-the-scenes stories, motivation, and knowledge. Series passes are sold out, but keep an eye on the schedule for Single Night Tickets!
Check out the schedule, video, and highlights below.
Schedule:
Week 1 – January 15 – Hustlers: Creating the Visual Language of a Film
Panelists:
- Lorene Scafaria (writer/director, Hustlers)
- Mitchell Travers (costume designer, Hustlers)
- Moderated by John August (writer, Aladdin)
Week 2 – January 22 – Marriage Story: Casting and Directing Actors
Panelists:
- Noah Baumbach (writer/director, Marriage Story)
- Martha Kelly (actor, Marriage Story)
- Francine Maisler (casting director, Marriage Story)
- Moderated by Jane Anderson (writer, The Wife)
Week 3 – January 29 – Thinking Inside the Box: Directing Television
Panelists:
- Kyle Patrick Alvarez (director, Homecoming, Tales of the City)
- Silas Howard (director, Pose, Transparent)
- Marvin Lemus (creator, Gentefied)
- Lynn Shelton (director, Dickinson, GLOW)
- Moderated by Wendy Calhoun (producer/writer, Prodigal Son)
Week 4 – February 5 – The Spirit of Independents: A Directors Roundtable
Panelists:
- Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (co-writer/director, The Mustang)
- Alma Har’el (director, Honey Boy)
- Lorene Scafaria (writer/director, Hustlers)
- Lulu Wang (writer/director, The Farewell)
- Olivia Wilde (director, Booksmart)
- Moderated by Josh Welsh (President, Film Independent)
Week 5 – February 12 – Wendy: Breathing New Life into Pan
Panelists:
- Benh Zeitlin (writer/director, Wendy)
- Dan Romer (composer, Wendy)
- Moderated by Glenn Kiser (Senior Director, The Dolby Institute)
Film Independent Directors Close-Up 2020 is sponsored by SAGindie, Directors Guild of America, and Landmark Theatres.
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