Patrick Marber

English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.

Jeff Greenstein

Jeff Greenstein is an American television writer, producer and director. His credits include Desperate Housewives, Parenthood, Will & Grace, Partners, Friends and Dream On.

Chuck Lorre

Writer, Producer

Reginald Hudlin

Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

Boots Riley

Rapper, Producer, Screenwriter & Director; Known for "Sorry To Bother You"

Jharrel Jerome & Boots Riley On ‘I’m a Virgo’ | SXSW 2023

Rick Famuyiwa

Director, Producer & Screenwriter; Known for "The Wood" and "Brown Sugar"

George C. Wolfe

Tony Award-Winning Director of Theatrical & Film Productions; Known for "Nights in Rodanthe"

Donna Tartt

Pulitzer Prize Award-Winning Author of "The Secret History," "The Little Friend" & "The Goldfinch"

Spike Jonze

Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Actor; Screenwriter of "Where the Wild Things Are" & "Her"

Michael Stuhlbarg

Award-Winning Actor

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Logan Lerman

Actor

Denzel Washington

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Fences," "The Book of Eli" & "Training Day"

Bill Duke

Filmmaker & Actor Known for "Commando" and "X-Men: The Last Stand"

Tyler Perry

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Tony Hale

Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Comedian

Dan Futterman

American actor and screenwriter

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Angela Bassett

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

James Lapine

Award-Winning Playwright, Director, and Screenwriter; Pulitzer Prize-Winner for "Sunday in the Park with George"; NYT Bestselling Author

Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

Nina Krstic

Award Winning Director & Producer

Sarah Timberman

Television Producer Known For "Masters of Sex" & Netflix's "Unbelievable"

Wendy Calhoun

Writer & Executive Producer

Adepero Oduye

Nigerian-American Actress, Director, Singer & Writer

Winston Duke

Actor Known for Marvel's "Black Panther" and "Us"

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

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

Marielle Heller

Writer, Actor & Director Known for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

dream hampton

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Steve McQueen

Academy Award-Winning Director Known for "12 Years a Slave" & "Widows"

Ari Aster

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