The Eastern Diversity Steering Committee (EDSC) represents the concerns of Guild members of African, Asian, Native American, Arab-Middle Eastern and Latino descent. The EDSC is committed to improving the employment opportunities, working conditions and the skills of ethnically diverse Guild members.
Eastern Diversity Steering Committee
Spotlight on Indigenous People and Social Issues Through the Lens of Film and Television
An Eastern Diversity Steering Committee Discussion
The March EDSC meeting featured a discussion with Directors Razelle Benally and Kari Skogland and Attorney/Playwright/Screenwriter Mary Kathryn Nagle moderated by Director Chris Eyre.
Contact
- Suci Madjidji
Manager, Eastern Events(212) 258-0810smadjidji@dga.org
committee links
committee chairs
Melissa Haizlip
Co-Chair
Canella Williams-Larrabee
Co-Chair
Afia Serena Nathaniel
Co-Chair
Ernest Dickerson
Visual History Interview
Director Ernest Dickerson discusses his 30-year career as a director and shares insight into his creative process through recalling his feature films (Juice, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight), movies for television (Strange Justice, Our America), and his various episodic television credits (The Wire, Raised By Wolves, and Dexter).
Joyce Thomas
Visual History Interview
Associate Director Joyce Thomas reflects on her 30-year career as an Associate Director with CBS and her distinguished service as a Guild leader.
Mira Nair
Visual History Interview
Mira Nair discusses her 35-plus-year directorial career, highlighting her documentaries (Jama Masjid Street Journal, India Cabaret), independent features (Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding), and studio features (Vanity Fair, Amelia, Queen of Katwe).
Biff Henderson
Visual History Interview
Biff Henderson discusses his 38-year stage manager career, starting out in the NBC-Radio Sales Department, and his 35-year association with David Letterman.
Esperanza “Candy” Martinez
Visual History Interview
Veteran news associate director and stage manager Esperanza “Candy” Martinez discusses her long career working for the news crew of WABC in New York, her mentorship of new directors, and her “passion projects” directing documentaries on African-American quilt making.
Melvin Van Peebles
Visual History Interview
Melvin Van Peebles discusses his career with his son, director and actor Mario Van Peebles, including starting to direct in France, his award-winning film The Story of a Three Day Pass, and kicking off the blaxpoitation genre with his independently financed and produced Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.