Victoria Mahoney

Filmmaker & Actress best known for Yelling to the Sky

Nico Walker

Author of "Cherry" & Iraq War Veteran

Tembi Locke

Actress, Producer & Screenwriter; NYT Bestselling Author of "From Scratch"

Denis Villeneuve

Film Director Best Known for "Arrival," "Blade Runner 2049" & "Dune"

Sean Anders

Writer & Director Best Known for "Instant Family "

George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer

Graham Moore

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Best Known for "The Imitation Game"

Elizabeth Berger

Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Eric Jager

Professor of English at UCLA, Literary Critic & Specialist in Medieval Literature

Wong Fu Productions

Asian-American Filmmaking Group

Taylor Sheridan

Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter, Director & Actor

Cara Jade Myers

Native American Actress, Writer & Producer

Ari Aster

Writer & Director Known for "Hereditary," "Midsommar" & "Beau Is Afraid"

Francine Rivers

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Japanese Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter & Editor Known for "Like Father, Like Son" and "Shoplifters"

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Film Directing, Editing & Screenwriting Team, Known for "Captain Marvel"

Justine Triet

Academy Award-Winning French Film Director & Screenwriter

Justine Triet, Sandra Hüller & Arthur Harari on Anatomy of a Fall | NYFF61

Mark Goffman

Storyteller, writer, and producer

Harmony Korine

Director & Screenwriter, Known for "Kids" and "Spring Breakers"

Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer

Filmmaking Duo; Known for "Starry Eyes" and "Pet Sematary"