Composer
MAC QUAYLE

Co-directors
KARIM AMER
JEHANE NOUJAIM

MODERATED BY TIM GREIVING (Film Music Journalist) 

Screening Link available upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A:
Wednesday, June 9, 6:30PM PT

Mac Quayle has audiences worldwide have been captivated by the unique musical stylings of Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer. He scores BBC’s upcoming limited series The Pact; FX and Ryan Murphy’s ‘80s NYC ball scene drama, Pose; Netflix and Ryan Murphy/ Evan Romansky’s drama series Ratched; HBO’s documentary crime series The Vow by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer; FX’s American Horror Story — Quayle received his first Emmy nomination for his score on American Horror Story: Freak Show, Fox’s procedural drama 9-1-1, which he co-composes with Todd Haberman; and 9-1-1: Lone Star, which he co-composes with both Haberman and Justin Caine Burnett. Quayle was recently nominated, alongside Gustavo Santaolalla and Scott Hanau, at the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards for his music on Naughty Boy/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe’s The Last of Us Part II. Notable other credits include USA Network’s Golden Globe-winning suspense-thriller Mr. Robot, for which he won an Emmy in 2016; Netflix’s The Politician; FX’s Feud: Bette and Joan, for which he received two Emmy nominations in 2017 for both the main title and score; FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story; Emmy-winning The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story; and more. 

Karim Amer is an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, whose verité-style filmmaking brings intimacy and empathy to whatever topic he pursues. Amer’s work is social and political, tackling large issues through individuals experiencing them. His film The Square (2013), a ground-level view of the Egyptian Revolution, garnered an Oscar nomination, three Emmy wins, and the Audience Award at Sundance. His directorial debut The Great Hack (2019), about the Cambridge Analytica hack, made the Academy Award and Grierson shortlists, received Emmy and BAFTA-nominations, and won a Cinema Eye Award. Amer co-produced The Breadwinner (2017) with Angelina Jolie and the Peabody Award-winning series Ramy (2019). He’s currently directing and producing season two of HBO’s series, The Vow. Karim is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the founder of The Othrs, a full-service production company, with producer-director Jehane Noujaim.

Jehane Noujaim is an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, whose verité-style brings intimacy and empathy to whatever topic she pursues. Beginning with her early films, Rafea: Solar Mama, Control Room, and Startup.com, Noujaim’s work is social and political. Her film, The Square garnered an Oscar nomination, three Emmy wins, and the Audience Award at Sundance. The Great Hack made the Academy Award and Grierson shortlists, received Emmy and BAFTA-nominations, and won a Cinema Eye Award. Noujaim co-produced The Breadwinner with Angelina Jolie and the Peabody Award-winning series Ramy. She’s been nominated three times for the DGA Award and has been awarded the TED prize. Noujaim is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and co-founder of The Othrs, a production company, with producer-director Karim Amer. She’s currently directing and producing season two of HBO’s series, The Vow. 

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Attendees will be emailed a Screening Link upon Registration and a Q&A YouTube Live Stream link on Wednesday, June 9, 10 minutes before Q&A start.

Attendees can ask questions on YouTube chat, and the SCL Host will pass them on to the Moderator. The SCL Member Code of Conduct applies to online Q&As.

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