Join us for one week of Continuing Education classes on directing. This series focuses on both narrative and documentary directing, with topics including a breakdown of the director’s craft, working with actors, applying techniques through hands-on exercises, and more. In addition, you’ll hear from working directors about their experiences and get the opportunity to ask them questions, all to enhance your professional development.
Below you can briefly meet each of our instructors for the directing sessions.
INSTRUCTOR BIOS
Stephen Ohl
Classes: The Director’s Craft (July 6); Directing Actors for the Camera Pt. 1&2 (July 7 & 8)
Stephen Ohl is an award-winning writer/director with over 15 years of professional experience. He received an MFA in directing from the AFI Conservatory. He made his feature debut with the hilarious USELESS HUMANS, which was released on Showtime in 2020. Most recently, he directed an eight-episode comedy series called Sales are Dope, which was originally released in early 2023 but has been re-released as a feature film on Amazon Prime this year.
Andrew Richey
Class: Documentary Directing (July 9)
Andrew C. Richey is an award-winning producer and director whose work has screened internationally and aired on some of the world’s most prestigious platforms. His credits include FIG (dir. Ryan Coogler), a narrative short on human trafficking purchased by HBO; CODE BLACK, a critically acclaimed documentary that earned the Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was adapted by CBS into a three-season drama series; and VOYAGE OF TIME (dir. Terrence Malick), which won the Green Drop Award at the Venice Film Festival. He served as executive producer and writer on The World According to RZA, a Showtime pilot developed with the Wu-Tang Clan exploring Hip Hop’s global reach. His most recent feature, TONKAWA: THEY ALL STAY TOGETHER, documents the Tonkawa Tribe’s efforts to preserve their language and culture. He is now directing SPARED, a documentary following a Rwandan genocide survivor turned professor as she returns to her homeland thirty years later in search of healing and forgiveness. Andrew holds an MFA in Cinematic Arts from USC and a BFA in Theater Directing from Southwestern University. He has worked across three continents in film, television, and education over three decades.
