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Bong Joon-ho

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

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean award-winning film director and screenwriter.

Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Known for "Freedom Summer" and "Attica"

An award-winning filmmaker, Stanley Nelson has over 20 years' experience as a producer, director, and writer of documentary

Daniel Kaluuya

British-Ugandan Actor Known for "Get Out," "Black Panther" & "Judas and the Black Messiah"

Daniel Kaluuya is an award-winning British and Ugandan actor and screenwriter known for playing Chris Washington in Get Out.

Dream hampton

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

Dream Hampton (stylized as dream hampton) is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit.

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films, and a political activist.

Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Voice Actor Based at Pixar Animation Studios

Andrew Stanton is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990.

Sam Q. Bailey

Filmmaker Best Known for Web Series "Brown Girls"

Sam Q. Bailey is a filmmaker, film producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for directing the web series Brown Girls.

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

An accomplished actress, writer and producer Karimah Westbrook stars as devoted single parent Grace James in the hit series.

Steve McQueen

Academy Award-Winning Director Known for "12 Years a Slave" & "Widows"

Steven Rodney McQueen CBE is a British film director and screenwriter.

Singer Known for "Thank U Next" & "God is a Woman"

Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Actor & Comedian

Wayans is most fondly remembered for his three seasons as writer and co-star

George Tillman Jr.

American Film Director of Soul Food and Roll Bounce

Tillman's career kicked off in 1994 when he directed his first feature film, "Scenes for the Soul".

Film Director, Producer and Screenwriter, CEO of Nayla Al Khaja Films and Founder of The Scene Club

Nayla Al Khaja is the first female film Director/Producer in the United Arab Emirates. CEO

Robert Rodriguez

Screenwriter, Filmmaker, and Producer

Robert Rodriguez is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician.  

Quiara Alegría Hudes

Writer ,Activist and Founder, Emancipated Stories

Quiara Alegría Hudes is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Water By the Spoonful"; author of a memoir, My Broken Language.

Trailblazing Screenwriter and Producer, 'Girlfriends' and 'The Game'

Mara Brock Akil has written and produced nearly 400 episodes of television, truly leaving her mark on Hollywood. Groundbreaking in many ways, Akil created the seminal television series Girlfriends in 2000.

Screenwriter Bestselling Author

Bestselling Author and Screenwriter Delia Ephron began her writing career when she published a 500-word humorist essay in The New York Times Magazine entitled “How to Eat Like a Child.” The…

June Diane Raphael | PDA Speakers

Actress, Comedian & Screenwriter, Best Known Netflix's "Grace and Frankie"

June Diane Raphael is an American comedic actress and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for her work on the Adult Swim sketch series "NTSF:SD:SUV" and Yahoo! webseries "Burning Love."…

Kevin Willmott | PDA Speakers

Civil Rights Activist, Filmmaker, Commentator and Professor at The University of Kansas

After receiving his Master’s degree in screenwriting at New York University, Kevin returned to his native Kansas in 1992.  It was unlikely base for a career that would include directing…

Kali Uchis | PDA Speakers

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

The stylistic range of left-field pop artist Kali Uchis is reflected in the variety of her collaborators -- an extensive genre-crossing list that includes Tyler, the Creator, Gorillaz, Daniel Caesar,…

Ryan Murphy | PDA Speakers

Writer, Producer

Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American screenwriter, director and producer. Murphy is best known for creating/co-creating/producing a number of successful television series, including Nip/Tuck (2003–10), Glee (2009–15), American Horror Story…

Sarah Podemski | PDA Speakers

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"

Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. Whitaker has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird, The Crying Game, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the…

Ryan Coogler | PDA Speakers

Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter; Known for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" & "Black Panther"

Ryan Coogler is a film director known for Black Panther and Fruitvale Station. He was born in Oakland, California.

Richard Linklater | PDA Speakers

Film Director and Screenwriter Known for "Dazed and Confused," "School of Rock" and "Boyhood"

Richard Linklater serves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985 to showcase films from around the world that were not typically shown in…

Diane Guerrero | PDA Speakers

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

Diane Guerrero is an actor known for her roles on the hit shows Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, HBO’s Doom Patrol and Sony Pictures' Blast Beat.

Amma Asante | PDA Speakers

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Amma Asante is an award-winning British screenwriter and director known for her films A Way of Life and Belle.

Euzhan Palcy | PDA Speakers

Director, Writer & Producer; First Black Female Director to Have Her Film Produced By A Major Hollywood Studio

Euzhan Palcy is a film director, writer and producer from Martinique, French West Indies. She is notable for being the first black woman director produced by a major Hollywood studio.

Rick Famuyiwa | PDA Speakers

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

Rick Famuyiwa is a director, producer and screenwriter. He created films such as The Wood, Brown Sugar, and Our Family Wedding.