Four episodic directors share how they landed the job, make creative choices, and adapt their approach across genres.About this Event
Your First Episode: Breaking Into TV Directing
How do you land your first episode and what happens once you’re on set? Join us for an inside look at how to land your first episode. Four women & non binary creatives directing television across different genres will share with us how they broke in, the creative choices behind their work, and how they adapt their approach from one genre to the next.
LOCATION The Caberet Room in The Aster Hollywood 1717 Vine St Hollywood CA 90028
DATE Tuesday, October 20th
SCHEDULE
DOORS: 6:30PM
OPENING REMARKS: 7 PM
DIRECTOR PRESENTATIONS: 7-9 PM
DRINKS & MINGLING: 9 - 9:30 PM
PANELISTS
Rachel Goldberg is an award-winning filmmaker whose directing highlights include the upcoming AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, Marvel's AGATHA ALL ALONG, the critically acclaimed THE BOYS' spin-off, GEN V, A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, RESIDENT EVIL. AMERICAN GODS, VERONICA MARS, MAYANS M.C., THE BURBS starring Keke Palmer and more. Prior to her work in television she directed MUTED, a film about media discrepancy when a child of color goes missing, which was distributed on HBO. Currently, she is attached to direct the feature comedy HOLY SHIT, written by FAMIlY GUY scribes, Artie Johann and Shawn Ries, as well as the biopic, OH YOKO, written by Allison Lee which was featured on the 2026 Blacklist. You can learn more about her at
Rory Kramer is a comedy writer, director, and actor. Their work spans campaigns and projects for Reddit, TIDE, BMW, Atlantic Records, NBC, Disney, and YouTube Premium, including a global FUJIFILM campaign that won the 2024 American Advertising Award for Best Series. Their narrative work has earned top festival recognition, most recently Raindance 2025, a Grand Jury Prize win at Just For Laughs 2025, and previously, a Collegiate Emmy for Best Scripted Web Series. They were part of the Disney Directing Program (2024) and the NBC Launch Directing Program (2024–26), with nine episodes of television under their belt by age 29. They made their primetime debut on St. Denis Medical for NBC in October, with a season three episode underway. In early 2026 directed Smosh’s live-streamed improvised TV special to an audience of over 70,000 people. On the development side, they’re currently taking out a series with The Wolper Organization and are in a development deal with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue. Tonally, their work can be described as absurd with a sincere center.
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Event venue
The Aster, 1717 Vine Street, Los Angeles, United States
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