Clement Virgo | Directing The Wire, juggling authenticity with cultural sensitivity and the challenges of episodic TV

Director Clement Virgo (Greenleaf, Book of Negroes, The Wire) and TIFF Co-Head Cameron Bailey discuss a wealth of topics, starting from Virgo's early work on a famous episode of The Wire and ranging out to: 

• Getting gigs as a TV Director
• The power of shooting a scene in a single take
• Pitching TV projects to networks
• Learning from Hitchcock
• Juggling authenticity with cultural sensitivity
• The handling of diversity in America and Canada
• Getting your film into TIFF
• Virgo's writing process
• Prepping for a film shoot
• Dealing with difficult crew members

This talk was recorded remotely in the first half of 2020. 

The DGC Podcast is produced by the Directors Guild of Canada National Directors Division and hosted by filmmakers Katia Café-Fébrissy and Aubrey Arnason.