FILM GEEK Introduced by director Richard Shepard
Saturday, May 18
2:00
Richard Shepard is an Emmy and DGA-winning director/writer whose feature films include the Golden Globe nominated THE MATADOR starring Pierce Brosnan, DOM HEMINGWAY starring Jude Law and THE PERFECTION starring Allison Williams. In his career, Shepard has directed ten television pilots to pick-up including Criminal Minds, now entering its 17th season; Ugly Betty for which Shepard won the Director’s Guild award and Emmy award; the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist; and Acapulco for Apple, now in it’s third season. Through its six seasons, Shepard directed twelve episodes of the Golden Globe winning HBO series Girls, as well as several Emmy nominated episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale. Shepard’s HBO documentary I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE was nominated for an Emmy award.
