Robert Townsend

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

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

dream hampton

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

Shawn Wayans

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

Tim Story

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Charles S. Dutton

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

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Amma Asante

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

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.

Reginald Hudlin

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

Trey Anthony

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

Karimah Westbrook

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

Justin Simien

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer; Best Known for Directing the Award-Winning Film "Dear White People"

Antoine Fuqua

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

Antoine Fuqua dishes on 'The Equalizer 3'

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

Todd Bridges

Author, Director & Actor Known for "Diff'rent Strokes"; Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Actor known for "Big Mouth"

Da'Vinchi

Hatian-American Actor Known For "Grownish"

Naomi Ackie

Actress Known for "The End of the F***ing World" & "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Richard Ayoade

English Actor, Writer, TV Presenter, and Director

Stanley Nelson Jr.

Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Known for "Freedom Summer" and "Attica"

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Award-winning Filmmaker, Photographer, Entrepreneur & Climate Change Activist

Dee Rees

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Andy Buckley

Actor, Screenwriter & Stockbroker; Known for his Role as David Wallace on "The Office"

Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

Ryan O'Connell

Star and Creator of "Special"; Author, LGBTQ Activist & Disability Advocate

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writer & Director Known for "Love & Basketball" & Netflix's "The Old Guard"; First Black Woman to Direct a Major Comic-Book Movie

Gina Prince-Bythewood: ‘I have fought for my vision’

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Franklin Leonard

Film Producer, Cultural Commentator, Professor, Activist & Entrepreneur