A Guest Perspective by Half mentee Sheridan O’Donnell Half mentee Sheridan O’Donnell on the set of 9-1-1 "Even though I’ve directed two features since becoming legally blind, later that night I wondered if there was a place for me in this industry. If what I was aspiring to was impossible. " In 2020, after ten years of directing films, I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa—a rare degenerative eye disease that causes legal

Winter Dunn Film and emerging episodic director Winter Dunn, a Ryan Murphy Half Initiative mentee, sat down with us to delve into her relationship with storytelling, the potency of diverse voices, and her aspirations to make a positive impact on the world. Why did you become a director, and what goals are you working towards right now? I chose to become a director because storytelling has been my primary avenue for expressing my identity and beliefs. In my formative years, I

My path to become a director was an unconventional one, as I initially planned to attend law school. My first foray into the world of...

Hello and welcome to your daily dose of dopeness in celebration of Black History Month. I’m Jalysa Conway, your host for this very...

It’s one thing to enjoy watching movies and television, but it’s another to be engrossed and curious about how it’s made. The first movie...

12 participants have been selected into the Half Initiative Production Assistant Intensive Program in New York and New Jersey. In an...