Show overview
The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 624 episodes. That works out to roughly 380 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 31 min and 39 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 74 episodes published. Published by Directors Guild of America.
From the publisher
Brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, ”The Director’s Cut” will bring you the behind-the-scenes stories of today’s most talked about films. Each episode features a different director interviewed by one of their peers, leading to revealing conversations about the grueling, but rewarding process of bringing their films to life.
Latest Episodes
View all 624 episodesMisty Green with Chris Rock and Spike Lee (Ep. 624)
The Brittney Griner Story with Alex Stapleton and Laura Belsey (Ep. 623)
The Brink of War with Michael Russell Gunn and Rawson Marshall Thurber (Ep. 622)
Teenage Wasteland with Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss and Alice Gu (Ep. 621)
Coyote vs. Acme with Dave Green, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Ep. 620)
Stop! That! Train! with Adam Shankman and Nzingha Stewart (Ep. 619)
The Death of Robin Hood with Michael Sarnoski and Drew Pearce (Ep. 618)
The Invite with Olivia Wilde, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (Ep. 617)
In the Hand of Dante with Julian Schnabel and Benny Safdie (Ep. 616)
Mortal Kombat II with Simon McQuoid and David Sandberg (Ep. 615)
The Sheep Detectives with Kyle Balda and Jonathan Goldstein (Ep. 614)
Give Me The Ball! with Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 613)
My Mom Jayne with Mariska Hargitay, Trish Adlesic and Lisa Cortés (Ep. 612)
Project Hail Mary with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Guillermo del Toro (Ep. 611)
Shame and Money with Visar Morina and Valerie Weiss (Ep. 610)
Mother Mary with David Lowery and Antonio Campos (Ep. 609)
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Jorma Taccone (Ep. 608)
S1 Ep 607The Bride! with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Greta Gerwig (Ep. 607)
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses her new film, The Bride!, with fellow Director Greta Gerwig in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, she discusses the influence of 1930s cinema on the film’s themes, using dance sequences as a medium for her characters to express complicated emotions, and working with her Costume Designer to create striking looks for the cast. Set in an alternate 1930’s Chicago, the film follows Ida, a murdered woman brought back to life to be the monster Frankenstein’s companion. Ida’s second chance sparks a whirlwind of romance, police interest, and radical social change. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/may2026/thebride_qna_0326
S1 Ep 606Steal This Story, Please! with Carl Deal, Tia Lessin, Amy Goodman and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 606)
Directors Carl Deal, Tia Lessin and the film’s subject, Amy Goodman discuss their new film, Steal This Story, Please!, with fellow Director Ondi Timoner in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, the filmmakers discuss the structure of the film as a way to get to know Amy before her work, how the filmmakers originally met Amy, and the relevance of Democracy Now! in a modern corporate news landscape. Screened as part of the DGA’s Documentary Series, the film follows Goodman as she becomes a leader in the movement for independent media. Set against some of the most consequential stories of our time, Goodman works to amplify voices excluded from the mainstream and faces off against forces trying to silence her. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/april2026/docseries_stealthisstoryplease-0326
S1 Ep 605Scream 7 with Kevin Williamson and Paul Feig (Ep. 605)
Director Kevin Williamson discusses his new film, Scream 7, with fellow Director Paul Feig in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how the original concept of Scream came to be, how he balanced horror and comedy to establish the tone, and the importance and careful use of score needed to maintain the film’s tension. In the newest installment of the Scream franchise, original victim Sidney Prescott hopes to reinvent her life in a different town. But when a new killer emerges, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes his prized target. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/april2026/scream7_qna_0326