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I’m working here! Bethany and Matthew please note the mug!!!!!

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Today marks the end of an 8 month journey learning from some of the best episodic directors in the biz. Thank you to the @directorsguild for creating the Director Development Initiative.

Deeply grateful to @getjackson for taking me on as his protege. TY for mentorship, script notes, and willingness to foster this bi-coastal relationship.

Congrats to my fellow mentees! It was a privilege to learn with / from you. Action!

Special thx to my lover, friend, and teammate, @elizabetadavis, for holding down the family fort during my trips back and forth to Los Angeles.

Working in the LA DGA boardroom.
Definitely worth the back and forth from NYC ✈️ LA.

The iconic director Andy Wolk - an incredible teacher and artist.

The NYC cohort who racked up the airline miles!

Breaking down camera placement and shot sheets with the legend Mary Lou Belli

Going to LA often allowed me to catch up with the amigo, Espiritu!

Tourist mode

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After 2 rejections from the DDI program, the 3rd time was the charm. Grateful for persistence and God’s providence.

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DOC, you've got me feeling some type of way! 🎬

Such an amazing set and an absolute joy being directed by the incomparable Bethany Rooney. ❤️

Catch me in the latest episode. ✨

#DOC #actor #torontoactor

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It was a rough day🩸#TheoEvans #Doc

Thank you @brooneydirector for directing such a great episode and being so encouraging and supportive throughout the shoot🙏🏽

@dramaclubfox @foxtv @hulu #doconfox

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🎬 Want career advice from a director with 100+ episodes of television under her belt? Bid now for a one-on-one career consultation with AWD Icon Bethany Rooney!

✨ Bid now on CharityBuzz — link in bio!

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Fabulous time at the #DGA working on our director skills with industry trailblazers @brooneydirector and @maryloubelli! Thank you for working with us to get our shine on in the director’s chair 🎥 🎬 Additional shout-out to the talented director @keeshasharp for sharing her prep knowledge and skills! What a great weekend! @directorsguild

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HUGE thank you @directorsguild for an incredible weekend in LA learning from the brilliant @maryloubelli and @brooneydirector - and paying my respects to MY president 🫡!!! And of course when in LA I HAD to make the pilgrimage to @erewhon (or whatever close enough)

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@brooneydirector #womenintv #tvdirector @crewstoriesig @rollinwitholan

Bethany Rooney, has a résumé a mile along imdbpro she has worked decades on the craft of directing for network television. Listen to my conversation with her, and how she started out, and what she’s been up to. Watch on YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple podcast.

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IT’S LIVE! 🎬 AWD’s 2026 Charitybuzz Auction is officially open!

We’re kicking things off with one-on-one conversations, consultations, mentorship, and exclusive experiences with creative and industry leaders who are pushing film + television forward.

This first group features Mark Duplass, Lesli Linka Glatter, Michael Swanson, Kat Coiro, Eric Feig, Bethany Rooney, Christine Swanson, Gillian Robespierre, Laura Belsey, Olivia Newman, Pete Chatmon, Zadoc Angell, Andi Armaganian, Kristin Windell, Mark Monroe, Tony Yang and more!

✨ And we’re just getting started. New lots drop every other week through November.

Every winning bid supports AWD’s year-round artist development, community-building, and advocacy work to increase the number of working women and gender-expansive directors in film + TV.

Share. Forward. Bid.w 🔗 in bio!

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I had the incredible honor of interviewing two of the creatives behind “Josephine,” for an Alliance of Women Directors “Back to Set” panel on Visual Storytelling. We talked camera tests, creating the right style to match your film’s emotion and tone, and most importantly, choosing the right creative team for your film.

“Josephine,” the 2026 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition and Audience Award winner, was written & Directed by Beth de Araújo with Greta Zozula as cinematographer. I had a blast getting to know them and talking movie making!

Thank you Alliance of Women Directors for asking me!

Also in this post are some fun shots from the weekend as an attendee and volunteer — I even had the chance to meet Bethany Rooney who literally wrote the book on directing (with Mary Lou Belli!).

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I'm proud of the Man he is!

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