Julie Dash

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

Dee Rees

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Evan Handler

Actor, Author, Screenwriter & Journalist; Best Known for “Sex and the City,” and "Californication"

Elizabeth Alexander

Renowned Poet Known For Inauguration Poem "Praise Song for the Day"

The privilege of perspective ft. Elizabeth Alexander

Antoine Fuqua

Film Director & Producer Best Known for "Olympus Has Fallen" and "The Equalizer"

Antoine Fuqua dishes on 'The Equalizer 3'

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Kirby Dick

Award Winning Documentary Director; Best Known for "The Invisible War" & "The Hunting Ground"

Shawn Wayans

Comedic Actor Best Known for Spoofs like "Scary Movie" and "Dance Flick"

Johnathon Schaech

Actor, Writer & Director; Known for his Roles in "Ray Donovan" and "The Legend of Hercules"

Carol Alt

American Supermodel; Actress and Entrepreneur

Mark Duplass

Director; Producer; Actor & Screenwriter Starring in HBO Series "Togetherness"

Alex Hirsch

American animator, storyboard artist, voice actor, and television producer

Joan Chen

Joan Chen is an internationally respected Chinese actress, director, screenwriter, and producer.

David Simon

Emmy Award Winning Writer; Creator and Executive Producer ‘The Wire,’ ‘Homicide: Life on the Streets,’ & ‘Treme’

Scott Steindorff

An American film and television producer who specializes in adapting literary bestsellers into movies, one being The Lincoln Lawyer (2011).

Tim Daly

Emmy-nominated Actor and Advocate for Arts Awareness in Public Schools

Jay Duplass

Star of Amazon's Series "Transparent" & Writer of HBO's "Togetherness"

Marlene King

Executive Producer and Showrunner of the ABC Family Teen Drama "Pretty Little Liars"

Neal Brennan

Director, Writer, Actor & Comedian Best Known for Co-Creating "Chappelle's Show"

Rick Glassman

Actor, Writer & Comedian; Host of the "Take Your Shoes Off" Podcast

Rick Glassman on "As We See It," highlighting adulthood on autism spectrum

Mara Brock Akil

TV Producer and Writer

Chazz Palminteri

New York born-and-raised character actor Chazz Palminteri was a natural choice to continue the Italianate torch in film.

Ari Arad

Israeli-American Business Man & Film Producer

Emma Donoghue

Playwright, Literary Historian & Novelist Known for "Hood" and "Room"

Mark Webber

Actor, Screenwriter, & Director; Best Known for "Snow Day" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"

Patrik-Ian Polk

Director, Screenwriter & Producer Known for His Films That Explore the Experiences of Black LGBTQ People

Alexander Payne

Film Director and Screenwriter; "The Descendants" and "Sideways"

Randall Wallace

Screenwriter, Director, Novelist