SAG-AFTRA Foundation

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and SAG-AFTRA artists will see that reflected in this month's programs. Join licensed clinical social workers for a chat about mental health in the performing community and address issues that can be specific to actors: https://bit.ly/37cvzDy

Award-winning filmmakers Charles Burnett, Alex Cox, and Debra Granik joined SAGindie for an installment of their "Working Through" panel series! Find on more on how they’ve sustained long careers as socio-political independent creators: https://bit.ly/3jXZkus

We mourn the loss of legendary comedian, actor, VO & SAG-AFTRA artist Gilbert Gottfried. With one of the most iconic & distinct voices in Hollywood, he gave life to many characters including Iago in ALADDIN. Our condolences to his family, friends & fans.

Rick Glassman shares how being an actor with autism helped him deeply connect to his character's experiences on the critically-acclaimed show 'AS WE SEE IT.' Head to our YouTube channel now to watch this full conversation: https://bit.ly/3wspSeR

Attention SAG-AFTRA NY members! Learn how to apply for new, rent-stabilized, upscale apartments, for moderate and middle-income households in Brooklyn and the Bronx with The Actors Fund. RSVP here: http://ow.ly/HRM450HYMol

As the benefiting charity of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, we play a critical role in our industry to support SAG-AFTRA performers and children’s literacy through Storyline Online. Watch our new PSA that shows the work and impact we had in 2020, and play your part! And if you can donate, please visit: www.sagaftra.foundation/donate Big thanks to Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Jessica Joy, Shawn Richardz and our Foundation President Courtney B. Vance for representing thousands of #SAGAFTRAmembers and our greater community.

From all of us at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, we wish you a happy and safe 4th of July!

Our voiceover labs in July are filling up quick! Check out our Program Calendar to see the full list of remote workshops, classes, and more available to all SAG-AFTRA artists for free! This month's topics include dialect tricks, self-recording, and more. Be sure to sign up today! https://members.sagfoundation.org/programs

Happy first day of July! Visit our Programs Calendar to see all of the new remotely-taught Small Group Sessions available this month. From self-tapes to reels and more, these free classes are available for all SAG-AFTRA members to attend! Sign up today! https://members.sagfoundation.org/programs

We have to feel safe so we can be vulnerable and if we’re not there’s no way we’ll be able to. That’s crucial to the work that we do as actors. Laverne Cox in our discussion on Transgender Characters Throughout the History of Film and TV with Candis Cayne, moderated by director/producer Sam Feder.

Watch our recent Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance, who is on set in Chicago, and gives a brief update on our Disaster Relief Fund, along with our Vice President Pamela Reed, who shares about the successful return of our annual L.A. Golf Classic fundraiser hosted by Joel McHale. As our industry gains momentum and production resumes, there are many SAG-AFTRA performers who are still in need of assistance, and our Disaster Relief Fund for COVID-19 continues to ...be there for our community. Please help us spread the word to those who need it. More information is available here: https://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/ And if you can help your fellow SAG-AFTRA artists in need, you can give here: https://sagaftra.foundation/donate We thank all of our donors for continuing to support this ongoing major relief effort. You have helped to provide a port in a storm for thousands of performers and families. Until next time we're here for you, and we wish you nothing but success. Stay healthy, stay connected, and please get vaccinated.

Join us July 7 for another "Ask Us Anything" with Avid Pro Tools-certified EIF VO Lab Engineer Naava Feingold! This will be a safe and encouraging space to ask questions and learn with your peers about all things #ProTools! SAG-AFTRA members RSVP today!

"Actors, please keep at it. Do not let anyone throw you off of your path, because it is your path and it is destined for you." - Lionsgate SILK ROAD's Darrell Britt-Gibson offers some gem advice in our Q&A with writer-director Tiller Russell. Moderated by Michael Sladek.

"Is that True? Does that feel true? Is that the story? [Lily]'s always asking that question on a molecular level." - Hamish Linklater of Amazon Prime Video's TELL ME YOUR SECRETS discusses working with Lily Rabe in our Q&A moderated by Backstage's Briana Rodriguez.

"When Demian asks her about her family, his reaction is so pure, you read four things at once. That's five notes in one look, a whole page of dialogue." - Robin Wright with Demián Bichir Oficial from Focus Features' Land Q&A moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt.

"One of the best things about being an actor is the research one gets to do. I find it fascinating to research different periods of history." - Bill Camp from Netflix's THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT in our Q&A moderated by Variety's Jenelle Riley.

"I'm deeply committed to independent filmmaking, in the sense of giving the opportunity to auteurs...to help those people get their films made." - Nicole Kidman discusses her incredible career in this Career Retrospective Q&A moderated by Variety's Jenelle Riley.

In a year like no other, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation supported our community like never before. Help us continue to be the safety net for SAG-AFTRA performers. Give today at sagaftrafoundation.org/donate. #GivingTuesday

"Our duty as actors--you're head of the department of your character--my job is to be true to him at all times and that's hard in a whodunnit." - Hugh Grant discusses acting in HBO's The Undoing in our Q&A moderated by Drew Barrymore.

Wishing you and your families a Healthy and Merry Christmas!

Disaster Relief is available for SAG-AFTRA members affected by the massive California, Oregon and Washington wildfires burning in the western U.S. Our Disaster Relief Fund is available for all. Join Actors' Council member Harrison Ford in supporting our Disaster Relief Fund. If you need help, ask. And if you can help, please give at sagaftra.foundation.

Please watch our final Fireside Chat of 2020 from our President Courtney B. Vance, who pays tribute to the resilience of SAG-AFTRA artists this year with an original holiday poem about why you and your work matter. We wish you happy, healthy and safe holidays! Grace and Peace.

"I thought it was important this show came out before the election because people would have more information." - Jeff Daniels on Showtime's James Comey drama miniseries THE COMEY RULE. Watch our Conversations at Home Q&A moderated by Vanity Fair's Anthony Breznican. Watch it here!

"It's the busiest I've ever been...because you all can do it at home." - Pat Brady (CESD Talent Agency) and Portia Scott--top industry voice-over agents--discuss VO in the time of COVID-19 in our insightful and inspiring Virtual VO: Agent Talks Q&A moderated by Wendy Rosoff.

"I remember people saying, 'You've changed my life. You've changed my way of thinking.' That, for me, is the biggest achievement." Vicky Knight recalls film festival feedback in our #DirtyGod Q&A with filmmaker Sacha Polak, moderated by Variety's Jenelle Riley.

"She got it, not just the words in the script but all the blank spaces on the page too." - Jason Sudeikis on Hannah Waddingham from Apple TV's #TedLasso Q&A with co-creator Brendan Hunt. Moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg.

"It's relatable to audiences of all sorts of backgrounds and experiences. Everybody wants to be accepted by themselves and those around them - and loved." - Zachary Quinto on Netflix's #TheBoysInTheBand in our Q&A moderated by Variety's Jenelle Riley.

"No matter how experienced you are as an actor, you're very fragile because you want to reveal the truth of a character and that means being terribly vulnerable and always maintaining that vulnerability." Listen to more gems and insight on acting from Frank Langella in our Career Retrospective Q&A moderated by Adam Lance Garcia.

"At 'action' you open your mouth and start being this person. At that point a lot of instinct comes into play." - Lesley Manville on researching and performing her role in Focus Features' Let Him Go. Watch our Q&A moderated by Variety's Janelle Riley.

"I learned from the best actors. I didn't care what the script was, I just wanted to know who I was working with, like Nicholson, Keitel." - Stephen Dorff in our IFC Films' EMBATTLED Q&A with Scott Mantz.

We mourn the loss, and celebrate the life and legacy of the legendary actor, cultural icon and @sagaftra member Sean Connery. Our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He will greatly missed.

"When I started out as an actor I wanted to play characters & parts as far from me as possible. Getting to be a NY mafia boss was the stuff of boyhood dreams." - Mark Strong on the joy of playing bad guys in our career retrospective with moderator Scott Mantz.

"The only way we get to a place of thriving, not surviving, is to feel safe so that we can be vulnerable, which is crucial to the work we do as actors." - Laverne Cox on set safety with Candis Cayne and Netflix's Disclosure director Sam Feder.

"You have to change how you personally measure success and what you value. It's not what everyone's telling you success is. You have to hold onto that like an anchor." - Kate Nash on navigating industry challenges in "Kate Nash: UNDERESTIMATE THE GIRL" with moderator Dawn O'Porter.

"How can I serve the piece? That's my job, to find a way to serve to the best of my ability." Hear more acting insight from our President Courtney B. Vance and his HBO Max Lovecraft Country co-stars in this Q&A with Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Jamie Chung, Jada Harris, and Michael Kenneth Williams. Q&A moderated by Dino-Ray Ramos of Deadline Hollywood.

Please watch the latest monthly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update to our COVID-19 and Disaster Relief Fund, discusses our virtual program updates, and shares a little union history about the Halloween monsters whose work and commitment helped pave the way for us. The Foundation will not be providing programming on Election Day, November 3, to encourage all SAG-AFTRA members to use their voices - to vote, to volunteer and to be active in whatever ways you can to help pave the way for future generations to come.

"Directing combines both of my loves: writing and acting." - IFC Films #ShithouseMovie writer, director, producer and star Cooper Raiff. Watch our Q&A moderated by Michael Sládek of SAGindie.

"It's a matter of using sense memory. I'm able to absorb the energy of others." - Charm City Kings star Jahi Diallo Winston. Hear more from Jahi and co-stars Teyonah Parris and Will Catlett in our insightful #CharmCityKings Q&A moderated by Jacqueline Coley of Rotten Tomatoes.

TUNE IN SOON to the Golden Globes' STAR-STUDDED #HFPAPhilanthropy AWARDS! TODAY, 10/13, at 5pm PT/8pm ET YOU ARE INVITED -- NO NEED TO RSVP! Many thanks to the HFPA for their ongoing support of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation & our programming for performing artists.

"This is about three different women, three nationalities, different religions. They unite to resist." - A CALL TO SPY actor-writer-producer Sarah Megan Thomas discusses the film in this Q&A moderated by Carla Sosenko. Watch below.