Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Director, Writer & Producer; Best Known for the Documentary "Blackfish"

Sunita Mani

Actress, Dancer & Comedian

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Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Aubrey Plaza

Actress, Comedian & Producer Known for NBC's "Parks and Recreation"

Bette Midler

Entertainer & Award-Winning Actress & Singer

Marielle Heller

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

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.

Patrick Marber

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

Spike Lee

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

Sassy Mohen

Filmmkaer, How to Hack Birth Control

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Sierra Katow

Comedian and Writer

Nancy Buirski

Founder & Former Director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Christina Hodson

Screenwriter, Known for "Bumblebee" & "Birds of Prey"

Cathy Yan

Filmmaker & Director of "Birds Of Prey;" First Asian Woman to Direct a U.S. Superhero Film

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Millicent Shelton

Music Video & Television Director

Gillian Robespierre

DIrector & Writer; Best Known for "Obvious Child"

Hannah Beachler

Academy Award-Winning Production Designer Known for Beyonce's "Lemonade" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Lisa Joy

Co-Creator & Executive Producer of HBO's "Westworld"

Jennifer Kent

Actress, Writer & Director; Best Known for "The Babadook"

Kali Uchis

Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Video Director & Fashion Designer

Phil Lord and Chris Miller

American Film and Television Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, and Animators, Best Known for Films "Cloud With a Chance of Meatballs," "The Lego Movie," "21 Jump Street," and "22 Jump Street"

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

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Diane Guerrero

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Joey Soloway

Comedian, Playwright, Writer & Director; Best Known for Amazon's "Transparent"

Elaine May

Award- Winning Screenwriter, Film Director, Actress & Comedienne

Janelle Monáe

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

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

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

Tony Hale

Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Comedian