Jessica Hausner

Director & Screenwriter; Known for "Lourdes" and "Amour Fou"

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"

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

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"

Jim Jarmusch

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

Lilly Wachowski

Director, Writer & Producer Best Known for "The Matrix" Trilogy

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"

Aubrey Plaza

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

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

Julie Taymor

Film, Opera, & Academy Award-Nominated Theater Director

Chloë Sevigny

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

Bette Midler

Entertainer & Award-Winning Actress & Singer