During a conversation moderated by Director Mary Harron, Directors Mira Nair & Ayoka Chenzira, Producers Maggie Renzi & Ira Deutchman, Entertainment Attorney Sue Bodine and Milestone Films co-founder Amy Heller discussed the the impact to Directors when the ownership of their film and a path toward restoration and/or distribution on a streaming service, is not so clear.

UPM Committee Co-Chair Frank Covino and UPMs Todd Arnow, Chris Bongirne, Samantha Dyer, Holly Rymon and Canella Williams-Larrabee engaged in a discussion moderated by UPM Leslie Gyson, focused on productions that are shooting in the Eastern Region and how they are addressing the challenges of working in the COVID safety environment.

Directors Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Into the Dark: Culture Shock), Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) and Sophia Takal (Black Christmas) discussed the Director’s role in creating horror during a conversation moderated by Director Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead).

See text and images from this discussion about the Qualifications Lists (QL) with UPMs Lyn Pinezich and Canella Williams-Larrabee and DGA Senior Field Representative Bart Daudelin, moderated by EDSC Co-Chair Joyce Thomas.

The Committee's October meeting featured a conversation with Directors Yulin Kuang, Steven J. Kung and Kim Nguyen, moderated by Director Kabir Akhtar.

DGA Past President Paris Barclay, Diversity Task Force Co-Chair Michael Goi and Director Valerie Weiss spoke about what they've learned while working during the pandemic during a conversation moderated by Diversity Task Force Co-Chair Carl Seaton.

The Focus on Women Committee hosted an online discussion with DGA Award-winning Director Beth McCarthy-Miller, moderated by Committee members Sarah Brooke and Shanta Fripp.

The Committee's September meeting featured a conversation with Writer/Executive Producers Leonard Chang, Dee Johnson and Alexander Woo, moderated by AAC Co-Chair Lily Mariye.