Catherine Hardwicke

Film Director, Production Designer & Screenwriter Known for "Twilight"

Sarah Polley

Oscar-Nominated Actress, Director and Political Activist

Mark Ronson

Award-Winning Music producer and DJ

Lady Gaga

Grammy Award-Winning Pop Singer-Songwriter & Award-Winning Actress Known for "A Star is Born" & "Joker: Folie à Deux'; Founder of Haus Labs Cosmetics

Judd Apatow

Director, Producer

Madonna

Pop Legend, Music Sensation and Fashion Icon; Famous Hits Include "Papa Don't Preach," "Like a Prayer," and "Vogue"

Spike Lee

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, Director & Producer

Mitch Teemley

Writer, Filmmaker & Humorist; Best Known for his Multi-Award-Winning Feature Films "Healing River" & "Notzilla"

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Jason Weber

Creative Supervisor, The Jim Henson Co NY Workshop

Stephanie Hsu

American Actress Known for "Everything Everywhere All At Once"

True Whitaker

Actress & Screenwriter; Known for "Godfather of Harlem"

Celine Tricart

Filmmaker, Storyteller & Founder of Lucid Dreams Productions

Sarita Choudhury

English Actress known for "Mississippi Masala"

Charise Castro Smith

Playwright, Actress & Director; Best Known for her Work on Disney's 'Encanto'

BJ Harrison

American Actress

Denis Villeneuve

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

Ariana DeBose

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for Hamilton & West Side Story

Deborah Ayorinde

Actress; Best Known for Her Roles in "True Detective," "Girls Trip," and "Harriet"

Michael Fishman

Actor, Writer & Producer; known for playing D.J. Conner on "Roseanne"

Carlos López Estrada

Film Director

Lisa Cholodenko

Award-Winning Screenwriter & Director

Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

Larissa Rhodes

Film Producer, Film Director, Cinematographer, Film Editor, Actor, Screenwriter & Composer

Bong Joon-ho

South Korean Director & Screenwriter Known for "Parasite" and "Okja"

Dexter Fletcher

Actor & Director; Known for "Eddie the Eagle" and "Rocketman"

Winston Duke

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

George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer

Jameela Jamil

Actress, Outspoken Feminist, Mental Health & Body Positivity Advocate

Sam Q. Bailey

Filmmaker Best Known for Web Series "Brown Girls"