Varda Bar-Kar, who earned a slot in SHOOT’s 2010 New Directors Showcase, makes her episodic TV directorial debut with the “Buck, Actually” episode of 9-1-1, which premiered last week on the FOX network and can currently be seen on Hulu and the FOX website.
“Directing for TV is a significantly collaborative process and all my collaborators on 9-1-1 gave their all to support me in my desire to bring executive producer/creator Tim Minear’s poignant vision to life,” said Bar-Kar who described her experience on the episode as “trial by fire,” adding, “I got to learn the ropes of TV directing from the best. I am forever grateful to the creators of 9-1-1 for giving me this rare opportunity.”
This is the trailer for the Bar-Kar helmed “Buck, Actually” episode.
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Credits
Client Fox/9-1-1Creative Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, Brad Falchuk, co-creators, executive producers. Matthew Hodgson, writer. Production Varda Bar-Kar, director; Joaquin Sedillo, DP; Alexis Martin Woodall, exec producer/producer. Editorial Greg Sirota, editor. Cast Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman
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