Not because he was black. Because he belonged to "a non-dominant culture". Her words.

As you said elsewhere, given the deep experience of production, knowing the night time issues in Beverly Hills, they clearly should have given him an earlier deadline. In no way is that on him.

I wonder if many of the people here trashing Jason have ever seen a first time feature director on the set. It isn't pretty. It's the definition of being in over your head. You are wracked with self-doubt; you feel like every decision might signal the end of your big chance; you're sleep-deprived, insecure, scared,…

Someone who was on set commented (a couple of shows back) that Jason was completely not into playing into the Project Greenlight soap opera, whereas Effie seemed to really enjoy getting camera time. Maybe that's part of why she comes off so horribly. But I'm guessing she also earns it honestly.

Let's face it, without her they wouldn't have a series. Jason has no interest in conflict, he's actually pretty expert at deflecting it.

Yeah, he brought her on. Yes, he seems to be taking an exceedingly passive role in all this. Apparently he hates conflict. Very telling that he went on camera this episode to say enough of this "unneeded drama", let's just solve it and move on.

The only one saying that is Effie. As I noted below, a commenter who was on the set said that everyone completely liked and respected him — except Effie.
Also, there are plenty of people in this thread who work in the business who are completely pro Jason, anti Effie

Everybody agrees they've been planning to shoot a big car crash stunt on their last day of shooting — the only question is, can they afford to have a car do a flip within that stunt. Apparently, Effie did not provide for the flip. Jason may or may not have directly discussed the flip . . . obviously, the real problem…

Following your good logic —that the stunt is anything but a surprise— the only explanation is that Effie is turning it into a power play when none is required. I think she dropped the ball and is trying to recover, and Jason is calling her on it.

I feel bad for the guy who lost the role. I'm sure they had to pay him, but still.

She's said in an interview with Indewire that Joubert isn't speaking to her. The guy who hired her. She made him look bad.

So true. And if it's getting too miserable to watch from this distance, imagine her being in your face?
I wonder who it was who brought the stunt "concerns" to Amato's attention in the first place. If not Effie, whom? If so, it's such a classic passive aggressive play to get control: tell the big boss it's impossible…

This reviewer seems to be in the bag for Effie. He fails to recognize that she has created the horrible relationship that is undermining the film, that even her boss, Marc Joubert, is willing to go on camera to say she is contributing "unneeded drama."
And barely a mention of the casting crisis she is trying to create.…

No one's questioning her experience, she's clearly a seasoned professional who knows the nuts and bolts of her job extremely well.
It's her people skills she needs to work on. Which she herself acknowledges in a revealing interview with Indiewire: http://blogs.indiewire.com/…

Quite the opposite. I had just made a lengthy comment myself. Actually, I was hitting on you. Have had a crush on Amy Sedaris for about 20 years.

you still going, girl? Damn, you are committed to this show.

Harpo Goldman, ha ha.
Well, the promo for the film doesn't look so great, so maybe you're right, the film may suck.

Thanks for the lengthy reply.

Interesting link. Notably, the next episode proves the "expert" producer was completely wrong in his predictions that Jason would crumple on set, go wildly over budget and not make his days. (I exaggerate a little, but just a little).
Just goes to show you, as William Goldman famously said, "In Hollywood, no one knows…

well, he's incredibly cute, and terribly diplomatic. But for my money he seems to be very comfortable letting Effie do all the heavy lifting, managing the director-wise. Or maybe that's a function of the docu-series premium on creating conflict and ignoring the reasonable stuff. I did read an interview with effie in…