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My Boo tells the story of the romantic relationship between Jessica, a human, and Wallace, a ghost through the lens of an interview. It’s obvious that, once upon a time, Jessica and Wallace were deeply in love with each other, but eventually, the pressures of “showing off one’s boo” started to create fissures in this supernatural bond. And one day, Jessica called it quits whilst putting all the blame on Wallace. However, over the course of the interview, Jessica comes to the realization that maybe she is to blame as well. I sat down for a virtual chat with the director of the short film, Stephanie J. Röst, and talked about perfecting her story’s sense of humor, the underlying message about love, and more.

What was the process of coming up with the idea for My Boo and turning it into a short film?

This answer might make a few people angry,...

“Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” are among the frontrunners (with two nods each) as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2023 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials; Reality Program, as well as for children’s programs, commercials and documentary.

This year’s DGA Awards take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Here are the nominees:

Dramatic Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark, “A Hard Way To Go” (Netflix)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Dana Scott, Patrick Markey; First Assistant Director: Townson Wells; Second Assistant Director: Jill Somers; Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Gorczyk; Additional Second Assistant Director: Evan Marsh

Vince Gilligan, Better Call Saul, “Waterworks” (AMC)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Richard E. “Slab” Chaplain Jr.; First Assistant Director: Angie Meyer; Second...