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We shared a lot of laughs, got them to via BWGTBLD. Soho turns out car work shooting. Directing this project took me off understand the project and how we needed and uber-hip stories for top brands. Recent Cover photo credits for The Road To Emmy (top left, clock- set, and demonstrated that one can create them to be a true part of it. work include spots and branded content for WATCH NOW ON CONSIDERAMAZON.COM/MAISEL_MUSICAL wise): The Plot Against America, photo by Michele K. Short/ HBO; Stranger Things, Netflix; Yellowstone, Paramount strong atmospheres and stories with quite Videocalls and WhatsApp group chats Porsche, Mercedes, Levi’s with Justin Tim- Network; I Know This Much is True, photo by Atsushi simple means. proved both uber-productive and exhaust- berlake, DJ Khaled for Snipes and the afore- Nishijima/HBO; Hunters, photo by Christopher Saunders/ Amazon Studios; Ramy, Hulu. Streaming Services: The Even more so now, having a good cast is ing. You get stuff done, yes, but having a mentioned “Together I Am Strong” spot for Mandalorian (top pic), photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/ Disney+; Dummy (bottom pic), Quibi. crucial, We needed our cast to shoot scenes beer all by yourself at the “wrap” in front of Zalando, having already garnered 2.8mm themselves, so it was important they also your computer screen is actually very sad. views on YouTube. 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Besides his mix of good intentions and at times 100 60 lot of blame to go around if his Ramy se- being its creator, writer, EP and lead ac- misguided, conflicted, crazy behavior.60 ® 100 ries (Hulu) on occasion misses the mark. tor, Youssef has stepped up his directorial Still, the protagonist and his100 family are Youssef, who first gained widespread rec- involvement.