On August 13, the African American Steering Committee (AASC) hosted their online meeting. In addition to Committee business, the meeting featured the panel discussion, “Breaking It Down" a conversation with Director Gina Prince-Bythewood.

In a conversation moderated by AASC Co-Chair Jeff Byrd, Prince-Bythewood discussed her recent film, the Netflix action movie, The Old Guard.

Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Greg Rucka, Prince-Bythewood’s superhero film tells the story of four immortal mercenaries who have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. When the team is recruited for an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are exposed, they must eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power.

Following the moderated portion of the event, Prince-Bythewood took questions from the online audience.

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About the Committee:

The African American Steering Committee (AASC) was born of a desire to address the specific needs of the African-American members of the Directors Guild. One of the primary goals of the Committee is to establish a productive line of communication between African-American members and the creative community. The Committee meets monthly to plan events throughout the year celebrating the achievements of African-Americans, as well as forums with industry executives to proactively address what can be done to hire more African-Americans.

• For more information about the AASC, click here to visit their webpage.