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A Screening and Conversation with Andor Emmy-Winning Writer Dan Gilroy
Hosted by Luis Moreno Ocampo and Ted Braun

Featuring screenings of Andor Season 1 - Episode 5: The Axe Forgets (46 min.) and Season 2 - Episode 9: Welcome to the Rebellion (58 min.)

A story about revolution, Andor focuses on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make in the galaxy. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how diverse peoples and worlds became involved. It is an era filled with danger, deception, and intrigue where Cassian embarks on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

This event is presented as part of a series of screenings and conversations that brings together writers and producers who have collaborated with SCA alumnus George Lucas to create one of the most important expressions of global popular culture of all time. Founding Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo and Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair in Cinematic Ethics Ted Braun examine how the Star Wars films and series created by George Lucas have explored, articulated, and shaped global ideas of war, justice, and democracy in the 21st century.

Guest Bios:

Dan Gilroy is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer. His feature directing debut Nightcrawler won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. Gilroy went on to write and direct Roman J. Israel starring Denzel Washington and Velvet Buzzsaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal. His other screenwriting credits include The Bourne Legacy, Kong: Skull Island, The Fall, Real Steel. Most recently, Gilroy garnered an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the 2025 Emmy Awards, as well as a nomination in the Best Drama Series and Best New Series categories at the 2023 WGA Awards, for his work on ANDOR.

Luis Moreno Ocampo was the Founding Chief Prosecutor of the new and permanent International Criminal Court (2003–12). There are seven documentaries presenting parts of his work at the ICC, including Darfur Now and Kony 2012. Previously, he had a critical role during the transition to democracy in Argentina. He was Deputy Prosecutor in the trial against the "Military Junta," a case depicted in the Amazon production, Argentina 1985, a 2023 Academy Award nominee for Best International Feature Film and the 2023 Golden Globe winner.

Writer-director Ted Braun is a School of Cinematic Arts professor and the Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair in Cinematic Ethics. His feature documentary, ¡Viva Maestro!, about conductor Gustavo Dudamel, was nominated for the WGA award for best feature documentary of 2022 and is streaming on HBO MAX. Set against violence and unrest in Dudamel’s home of Venezuela the film is an exploration of art in a time of political crisis. It’s his second film with Participant which co-financed his feature debut Darfur Now. Darfur Now was named one of 2007’s top five documentaries by the National Board of Review and the Broadcast Critics and won the NAACP Image Award for best feature documentary and the International Documentary Association’s Emerging Filmmaker Award.

Related Event:
War, Justice, and Democracy in ANDOR: A STAR WARS STORY - Part I
Sunday, October 12, at 5 p.m.
Norris Cinema Theatre
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Presented by USC Visions and Voices and the USC School of Cinematic Arts in partnership with Disney+.