be directed

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Off screen, Mr. Connery could be combative and litigious with producers over fees, but he also used his reputation as a bankable star to help struggling projects directed by friends.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2020

The images he projects, directed well beyond the black community, aim to invoke strength and resilience, and cast him as unwilling to bend to those calling for change outside the gates of the White House.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2020

The 1968 film “Inquiring Nuns,” newly restored from its 16-millimeter origins, was one of the company’s earliest projects, directed by Gordon Quinn and Jerry Temaner, two of the company’s founding members.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2018

In Canada, the National Film Board announced a similar program in March -- going forward, the agency will devote 50% of its $65-million annual budget to projects directed by women.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2016

But sharply fewer projects directed by women were chosen for next year’s United States narrative competition: four, down from eight at the last festival.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2013