Deaf President Now
Directors Nyle DiMarco & Davis Guggenheim discuss Deaf President Now!
A Special Projects Documentary Series Screening
See text and photos from Directors Nyle DiMarco & Davis Guggenheim's discussions about the making of their new film, Deaf President Now!, moderated by DGA Special Projects Documentary Series Subcommittee Chair Ondi Timoner.

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  • Jennifer Peat
    DGA Special Assignments Executive
    (310) 289-5305
    JPeat@dga.org

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Chuck Workman
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Visual History Interview
Chuck Workman discusses his career as a director of the Academy Award-winning short film Precious Images (1986), feature-length documentaries Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) and Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990), and his early work as an editor of numerous commercials, feature film trailers and Academy Awards montages.
Michael Apted
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Visual History Interview
Veteran feature and documentary film director and past-president of the DGA Michael Apted discusses his 45-plus year directorial career, highlighting his work on the Seven Up! documentary series, Coal Miners Daughter (1980), and Nell (1994) and reflecting on his presidency and Guild leadership over the years.
Steve James
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Visual History Interview
Director Steve James recounts career highlights including the groundbreaking documentary Hoop Dreams and the six-year-long process to make the film, which led to directing narrative films like Prefontaine and critically-acclaimed documentaries like The Interrupters and Life Itself.
Mel Stuart
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Visual History Interview
Mel Stuart (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Wattstax, Four Days in November) discusses his long and varied career as a director and producer of everything from fantastical musical pieces to hard-cutting political documentaries. Stuart shares his working philosophies, among them, his Five Rules to β€œmaking it” in the film industry.