AASC
 

AASC General Info

left - right: AASC Co-Chair/DGA Board Member LeVar Burton, AASC Member Monty DeGraff, AASC Co-Chair Loretha Jones and AASC Member/DGA Board Alternate Carl Weathers at the "Emerging Directors" event. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view
The African-American Steering Co mmittee was born of a desire to address the specific needs of the African-American members of the Directors Guild. Clearly, the greatest concern among members is in the area of employment. One of the primary goals of the committee is to establish a productive line of communication between African-American members and the creative community. With that in mind, the committee meets monthly planning events throughout the year celebrating the achievements of African-Americans, as well as forums with industry executives pro-actively addressing what can be done to hire more African-Americans.

The AASC's present co-chairs are:

Van Hayden - click here for IMDB.com info
Millicent Shelton - click here for IMDB.com info
Carl Weathers - click here for IMDB.com info
Category Reps:
Nandi Bowe, Director Rep
Sandra Middleton, AD/UPM Rep
Victor Webb - AD/SM/PA Rep

Nandi Bowe
Director Rep

Sandra Middleton
AD/UPM Rep

Victor Webb
AD/SM/PA Rep

For more information about the DGA African-American Steering Committee Contact Regina Render at the Directors Guild of America at 310-289-2036.

DGA Members: For meeting times and other African American Steering Committee information, please refer to the AASC Committee Page on the DGA Members Only website.

AASC Brochure

DGA Magazine/Ezine Articles:

DGA Monthly
June 2008

AASC Hosts Seminar on Children’s Programming
DGA Monthly
May 2008
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AASC Hosts Panel Discussion with Directors who Transitioned from Music Videos to Feature Films
DGA Monthly
November 2007
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Diversity Seminar at the DGA
DGA Monthly
October 2007
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Our Stories
DGA Monthly
September 2007
 An Evening with Director Kasi Lemmons
An Evening with Director Kasi Lemmons
DGA Monthly
August 2007
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A Conversation with African American
Entertainment Attorneys
DGA Monthly
July 2007
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AASC hosts A Conversation with Tim McNeal
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Television Directors Networking Mixer at Fox Studios
DGA Monthly
May 2007
AASC hosts A Conversation with African American Composers - click image to read this story
A Conversation with African American Composers
DGA Monthly
April 2007
African-American Steering Committee, Asian-American Committee, Latino Committee, and Women's Steering Committee Elect Co-Chairs
DGA Monthly
November 2006
AASC Hosts “A Conversation with the African American Critics Association” - Click here to read this article
AASC Hosts “A Conversation with the
African American Critics Association”
AAC/AASC/LC&WSC host “Making Your Reel Great!” - Click here to read this article
AAC/AASC/LC & WSC host
“Making Your Reel Great!”
DGA Monthly
June 2006
Director F. Gary Gray. - photos by Robert Hale - Click images for larger view
A Tribute to F. Gary Gray
(L-R) DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay, CBS Current Programs VP Chris Davidson, CBS Sr VP Diversity Josie Thomas, CBS Sr VP Current Programs David Brownfield and Paramount Sr VP Current Programs Tom Russo. - photo by Trixie Textor - Click images for larger view
Diversity Networking Mixer
with CBS and Paramount
DGA Monthly
May 2006
Director Reginald Hudlin. - photos by Anna Pocaro - Click image to read this story.
"A Conversation with  Reginald Hudlin"
DGA Monthly
April 2006
Director Millicent Shelton accepts her award for an episode of The Bernie Mac Show. - photo by Maury Phillips -wireimage.com - click image to read this story
AASC Inspires Creation of
new NAACP Directing Awards.
DGA Report Shows Top 40 Prime Time
Television Lacks Diversity In Directing
2006 Pan African Film and Arts Festival
DGA Monthly
July 2005
DGA Members and guests celebrate the career of Richard Pryor (center). - photo by: Robert Hale - click image to see this article.
Richard Pryor at the Helm of Comedy
DGA Monthly
May 2005
(Left to right) Director Michael Schultz, AASC Co-Chair Millicent Shelton, moderator Ted Lange and director Stan Lathan. - photo by Darrell Hope - click image for larger view.
A Conversation with Stan Lathan & Michael Schultz
DGA Magazine
July 2004
AASC Co-Chair LeVar Burton, Dr. Maya Angelou and moderator Louis Gossett, Jr. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view.
Tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou
- AASC honors a master storyteller
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Sidney Poitier greets Separate But Equal's director George Stevens, Jr, and moderator director Robert Markowitz. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image to read this article
Separate but Equal
A panel discussion and screening
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Melvin Van Peebles discusses the turbulent times during the making of Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971) - photo by Joe Coomber - click image to read this article
Baadassss! Screenings

Report Shows Top 40 Prime-Time TV
Lacks Diversity in Directing
DGA Magazine
May 2004
Soul Food writer/directors Salim Akil and Felicia Henderson. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image to read this story
A Celebration of Soul Food: The Series
DGA Magazine
February 2004
Barbershop 2 director Kevin Rodney Sullivan, moderator Ron Shelton, producers Robert Teitel and George Tillman. Jr. - photo by Elisa Haber - click image image to read this story
Barbershop 2 Screening: - An evening with
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
DGA Magazine
January 2004
Director LisaGay Hamilton with poster of Beah Richards. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image to read this story
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
DGA Ezine
June 2003
DGA Magazine
May 2002
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Collaborations: African-American
directors and writers meet
DGA Magazine
March 2002
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AASC Single Camera
Directors Prep Program Graduates
DGA Magazine
March 2002
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AASC Directors' prep program
DGA Magazine
November 2001
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AASC salutes Sidney Poitier
DGA Magazine
September 2000
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Acapulco Black Film Festival
DGA Magazine
July 2000
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"Making Diversity Work"
DGA Magazine
May 2000
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Hollywood Black Film Festival
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An Evening with Ivan Dixon

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