Speaker Showcase: Directing TV with America Young

Directing for TV requires  versatility and an ability to bring someone else’s vision to life. While  film is a director’s medium, the main creative forces behind television  are the showrunners and writers. If you want to come to set and focus  on directing and not have to think about producing, writing, production  design, and the five other hats you have to wear when you’re an indie  filmmaker then directing television might be your lane. The only issue  is the number of female-identifying directors working in television is  still ridiculously low. And don’t even get us started on the number of  women of color directors. So how can you start a career as a TV director  when the odds are stacked against you? Badass Stunt Woman/Director  America Young is the perfect person to ask. American will share how she  has been able to maneuver between doing stunts, directing indie films,  and…