2007 ABC/DGA DIRECTING FELLOWS

2Nandi Bowe
Nandi Bowe has worked on more than 25 feature films and TV shows as an Assistant Director.  In addition she has worked as a staff writer on the X-Files spin-off “The Lone Gunmen.” She studied at Howard University in Washington DC, Temple University in London and the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles.  To her directing and storytelling, Nandi brings complexity, contrast, irony, sophistication, rawness, humor and a love of humanity.  Her goal is to make television that entertains like a roller coaster and leaves the viewer richer for having taken the ride. Shadowed directing assignments on GREY’S ANATOMY “Physical Attraction” and MEN IN TREES “A Tree Goes in Elmo

4Oscar Daniels
Oscar Daniels is a recent graduate of the American Film Institute (AFI), where he wrote and directed the short film, “Among Thieves,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the 2007 Showtime Networks Black Filmmaker Showcase.  In addition to his M.F.A. from AFI, Oscar has a B.S. in Japanese Language and Literature and studied directing at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU).  In his previous life, Oscar worked as an intelligence analyst for the National Security Agency. Shadowed directing assignments on UGLY BETTY “How Betty Got Her Grieve Back” and “Forever Young”

4Sharat Raju
A writer-director, producer, and editor, Sharat graduated from the University of Michigan and the American Film Institute (AFI) with an MFA in Directing. His first two films explore conflicts in post-9/11 America through accessible characters and personal stories. Sharat’s thesis film “American Made,” earned seventeen awards at nearly forty film festivals around the world – including Tribeca Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, AFI Fest, and from BAFTA/LA – and was broadcast nationally on PBS in 2006. His follow-up film “Divided We Fall” is currently on tour at festivals and universities. The State of California presented Sharat with an official proclamation honoring his work for creating socially conscious stories on screen. Shadowed directing assignments on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES “Art Isn’t Easy” and CAVEMEN “Rock Vote”