Pippa Bianco

Director & Screenwriter; Known for "Share"

Claire Denis

Filmmaker; Known for "Beau Travail" and "White Material"

Nia DaCosta

Writer, Director & Filmmaker; First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film

Celine Sciamma

Award-Winning French Filmmaker Known for "Girlhood" & "Tomboy"

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"

Issa Rae

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

Nina Krstic

Award Winning Director & Producer

Luca Guadagnino

Award-Winning Italian Filmmaker Known for "Call Me By Your Name," "Suspiria," "Bones and All" & "Challengers"

Abel Ferrara

Director; Known for "Bad Lieutenant" and "King of New York"

Ken Loach

Award-Winning British Director Known for "I, Daniel Blake"

Nicolas Winding Refn

Director, Screenwriter & Producer; Known for "Drive" and "The Neon Demon"

Mati Diop

French Actress & Director Known for "Atlantics"

Erin Lee Carr

Documentary Director, Producer & Author of "All That You Leave Behind"

Marielle Heller

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

Cathy Yan

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

Jim Jarmusch

Director & Writer; Known for "Stranger Than Paradise" and "Paterson"

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.

Alfonso Cuarón

Academy Award-Winning Mexican Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Editor

Tammi Fuller

Camp Director/TV Producer; Campowerment

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

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Amandla Stenberg

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Lena Dunham

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer Best Known for HBO’s “Girls”

Steve Buscemi

Actor; Known for "Boardwalk Empire," "Fargo" and "Reservoir Dogs"

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

Chloë Sevigny

Actress and Model; Known for "Boys Don't Cry" and "American Psycho"

Bong Joon-ho

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

Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer

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

dream hampton

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

George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer