Directing Program

Join us in congratulating 2024-25 Scripted Director, Ashley Williams, who has directed an episode of ABC/20th’s The Rookie! Ashley is excited to make the leap to episodic television directing after many years of acting in television series, pilots, and movies. Her directing credits include the feature-length CIRCLE OF DECEPTION for Lifetime/A&E, NASHVILLE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS for…

Join us in congratulating our 2024-25 Unscripted Director, Tiana Gandelman, on directing an episode of Freeforms’s Project Runway! Tiana Gandelman is a respected Creative Director and innovative TV Producer in Los Angeles, CA. Tiana has worked in the alternative/unscripted television space since 2010, after a decade of touring with Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, including…

Fantastic news! Our 2024-25 Unscripted Director, Dara DiGerolamo, is taking the director’s chair for an episode of ABC’s American Idol! For the past 20 years, Dara DiGerolamo has worked in the entertainment industry creating programming for network and cable television and live streaming events. She was introduced to television production as the Script Coordinator on…

We’re thrilled to share that 2024-25 Disney Unscripted Program Director, Roger Melvin, was assigned to segment direct an episode of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars! Roger is a versatile Director and Stage Manager who began his journey in the film industry in 2006 as an Assistant Director. Before his transition to live TV as a Stage…

Kudos to 2023-24 Scripted Program Director, Nina Kramer, who will be directing segments and an episode of ABC’s GENERAL HOSPITAL! A non-binary director, writer and actor from South America, Nina’s award-winning projects include campaigns for brands such as Fujifilm, Reddit, Disney, and YouTube Premium. Most recently, their campaign for Fujifilm won the American Advertising Award…

We’re delighted to share that 2023-24 Scripted Program Director, Haley Anderson, will be directing an episode of season 7 of Showtime/20th’s THE CHI! A filmmaker, writer and visual artist born in Houston, Texas, Haley attended the University of Texas at Austin’s Film and Theatre Programs and graduated from NYU’s Tisch Graduate Film Program as a…

Kudos to 2023-24 DET Scripted Program Director Erica Eng, who will be directing segments and an episode of ABC’s GENERAL HOSPITAL! A fifth-generation Chinese-American director based in Los Angeles, Erica wrote and directed AMERICANIZED based on her experiences growing up in Oakland and playing high school basketball. The film earned a Vimeo Staff Pick and…

Big congratulations to 2023-24 DET Scripted Program Director, Tracy Taylor, who will direct an upcoming episode of ABC/ABC Signature’s THE GOOD DOCTOR! Born and raised in Chicago, Tracy studied Journalism and Theater at Southern Illinois University. She began working as a copywriter before moving to Los Angeles to pursue writing and directing full-time. She jump-started…