DGA Quarterly Summer 2018 American Masters Mel Brooks

Deep Dives

American Masters

The directors of the American Masters series approach their trailblazer subjects on their own terms, with no stone left unturned.

Documentaries

Feature stories about the craft and challenges of directors and their teams working on documentary films.

DGA Quarterly Spring 2019 Documentary Trust Director Liz Garbus The Fourth Estate
Spring 2019

It takes preparation, perseverance, patience and empathy for documentarians to gain their subjects’ confidence. Documentary directors Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Steve James, Matt Tyrnauer and Marina Zenovich share their modus operandi in getting people to open up.

DGA Quarterly Summer 2018 American Masters Mel Brooks
Summer 2018
American Masters

The directors of the American Masters series approach their trailblazer subjects on their own terms, with no stone left unturned.