Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Michael Elliot

African-American Screenwriter of Award-winning Urban Culture Film; CEO of Michael Elliott Media; Founder of Krush Magazine

Patrick Marber

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

Timothy Hutton

Actor & Director

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Spike Jonze

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

Spike Lee

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

Rick Famuyiwa

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

Ryan Murphy

Writer, Producer

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

David Hayter

Canadian-American voice and screen actor and screenwriter known for writing the screenplay for X-Men and co-writing the screenplay for The Scorpion King and X2.

F. Gary Gray

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

Chiwetel Ejiofor

British Actor Known for "12 Years a Slave"

Issa Rae

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

Jordan Peele

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Jordan Peele and Dev Patel Break Down Their Directing Processes

Reginald Hudlin

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

Denzel Washington

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

Lee Daniels

Director, Writer & Producer Known for "Precious" and "Empire"; Creator of Lee Daniels Entertainment

Marlon Wayans

Actor, Director & Comedian; Known for "Scary Movie" & "White Chicks"

Tyler Perry

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

Charles S. Dutton

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

Winston Duke

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

Brian Koppelman

Co-Creator & Executive Producer of Showtime's "Billions;" Known for "The Moment with Brian Koppelman" Podcast

Bradford Young

Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Known for "Arrival" & "When They See Us"

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"

Carl Franklin

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Devil in a Blue Dress"

Alfonso Cuarón

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

Dan Harmon

Creator & Executive Producer for the NBC Television Comedy Series "Community" & Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty"

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.

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series