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Lucky McKee is a writer-director best known for his work in the horror genre, such as the 2002 cult hit May, the 2006 schoolgirl chiller The Woods and the 2011 Sundance hit The Woman. He most recently contributed a segment to the 2015 anthology film Tales of Halloween. Also an actor, he played the lead role in the 2006 film Roman, directed by his regular collaborator Angela Bettis.

Lucky McKee

Film

Checking in Late to Bates Motel

Onur Tukel is a writer, director and illustrator. Some of his films include Catfight, The Misogynists, Scenes From An Empty Church and Summer of Blood. He co-wrote the children&#8217;s books Let&#8217;s Make a Movie! and The Legend of Halloween with David Gordon Green, and his latest book, the illustrated novel <a href="https://www.pitchstonebooks.com/catalog/run-werewolf-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Run Werewolf Run</a>, is out now.

Onur Tukel

Onur Tukel Draws His Own Conclusions About Captain America: Civil War

Jim Hemphill is the writer and director of the award-winning film <a href="https://www.facebook.com/troublewiththetruth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/troublewiththetruth/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfdWVn5INQ2VaFYkDfqCAJ1hDMVw">The Trouble With the Truth</a>, which is currently streaming on <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q20O6F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/2Q20O6F&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0fujkM407hiTH5e2ZBjQK8VSaCA">Amazon Prime</a> and other platforms. He has written about movies and television for Filmmaker magazine, American Cinematographer and Film Comment, and is the author of The Art and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television Directors. He also serves as a film historian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has contributed audio commentaries to DVDs and Blu-rays for Indicator, Shout Factory, the BFI, and other home video labels. His website is <a href="http://www.jimhemphillfilms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.jimhemphillfilms.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567688259834000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaS2u3V0GTADaZ-lbaGzXANhioeQ">www.jimhemphillfilms.com</a>.

Jim Hemphill

Across the Aisle: The Family, Political Entertainment for the Age of Hillary

Jason Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 Sundance hit Thank You for Smoking, and notably earned Academy Award nominations for directing Juno and Up in the Air. His other films include Young Adult, Labor Day and Men, Women and Children. He recently executive produced the Academy Award-winning film Whiplash and produces the Hulu comedy series Casual. He next will direct for Dreamworks the animated feature film Beekle, about an imaginary character who sets off on a journey to find a friend.

Jason Reitman

Karyn Kusama wrote and directed her first feature film, Girlfight, which won the Director’s Prize and shared the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. She followed it up with the 2004 sci-fi film Aeon Flux and the 2009 cult comedy-horror Jennifer’s Body, and won huge acclaim for her 2015 psychological drama The Invitation. Her latest film, the L.A.-set thriller <a href="https://www.destroyer.movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Destroyer</a> starring Nicole Kidman, is out December 25 through Annapurna Pictures. Karyn is also an in-demand TV director where she has brought her obsessive eye for detail to shows like Halt and Catch Fire, The Man in the High Castle and Billions. She lives in Los Angeles.

Karyn Kusama

Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) Talks with Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Amber Tamblyn is an actress, writer, activist and filmmaker. She is the author of several volumes of poetry, including Dark Sparkler, the novel Any Man, and the memoir Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution. Her debut feature as writer-director, the 2016 Paint It Black, starring Alia Shawkat, Alfred Molina and Janet McTeer, is now available on VOD. As an actress, she has appeared in the TV series General Hospital, Joan of Arcadia, House and Two and a Half Men and the films The Ring, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Grudge 2, Stephanie Daley (for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination) and 127 Hours. For more, visit her <a href="https://www.amtam.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official website</a>.

Amber Tamblyn

Aisha Tyler is an actress, broadcaster, writer and filmmaker. She is known for her roles in the TV series Friends, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds and Archer, and is also currently the co-host of CBS&#8217; The Talk and the host of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the podcast Girl on Guy. She recorded the comedy special Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore in 2009, and is the author of two books, including Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation. Her directorial debut feature, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Axisthefilm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axis</a>, is available on VOD from April 10.

Aisha Tyler

Amber Tamblyn Talks with Aisha Tyler for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Stuart Gordon was a writer-director-producer of film, television and theater. He is best known for the cult classic Re-Animator and for having murdered his wife Carolyn in his films whenever possible.

Stuart Gordon

Remembering My Father-in-law (and the Time My Wife and I Were Arrested on Obscenity Charges for Our Nude Production of Peter Pan)

Alix Lambert is a filmmaker, photographer and writer living in NYC. Her films include the Independent Spirit Award-nominated The Mark of Cain, Bayou Blue and Mentor, and she has also directed shorts and web series. She is currently in production on Goodbye, Fat Larry. Lambert is the author of four books: Mastering The Melon, The Silencing, Russian Prison Tattoos and Crime. Learn more about her work <a href="http://pinkghettoproductions.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Alix Lambert

Sworn Virgin and My Own Time Among the Sworn Virgins of Northern Albania

Shannon Plumb has shot over 200 short films, which have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and on international screens. She started by shooting herself as various characters, acting out three-minute situations using humor and silence as her vehicles for storytelling. In 2013, her first feature film, Towheads, premiered at MoMA as part of New Directors / New Films; it is now streaming on the <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/towheads" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Criterion Channel</a>. You can see her short films at <a href="http://shannonplumb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shannonplumb.com</a> and Towheads is available on Netflix and iTunes. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, director Derek Cianfrance, and their two sons.

Shannon Plumb

A Fairytale Feast of Feeling, the Saga of the Thorny Bush and Shitting Out Origami Butterflies

Jeanie Finlay is a British artist and filmmaker who creates intimate, funny and personal documentary films and artworks. Her focus is on creating compelling portraits and is obsessed with telling other people’s stories. Her work is known for its innovative approach to engaging with audiences in meaningful ways. Her documentaries includes Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Seahorse, Orion: The Man Who Would Be King, The Great Hip Hop Hoax, Sound It Out, Goth Cruise and Teenland. Her latest film, <a href="https://firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=406302~2998286f-8e4b-4c31-9017-dcced8ffebb3&amp;_gl=1*1bdd0ra*_gcl_au*NTI5MTY4NDI1LjE3MDE5ODQ5MDQ." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Your Fat Friend</a>, is now playing at DCTV&#8217;s Firehouse Cinema in New York City. (Photo by Jo Irvine.)

Jeanie Finlay

How Prince and Under the Cherry Moon Changed My Life

Kid Cudi is a hugely successful recording artist and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. Since 2009, he has released a number of hit albums, including Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Man on the Moon, Vol. 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager and Indicud. He is also a member of the band WZRD and the bandleader on IFC&#8217;s Comedy Bang! Bang! As an actor, he has appeared under his birth name, Scott Mescudi, in the HBO show How to Make It in America and movies such as Need for Speed and James White (for which he also wrote the score).

Kid Cudi

Paul Reubens is the legendary creator and performer of Pee-wee Herman, who he has portrayed in the TV shows The Pee-wee Herman Show and Pee-wee&#8217;s Playhouse and the movies Pee-wee&#8217;s Big Adventure, Big-Top Pee-wee and 2016&#8217;s Pee-wee&#8217;s Big Holiday. Reubens has played numerous other roles on the big and small screens, including in the films Batman Returns, Matilda, Mystery Men, Blow and Life After Wartime and the TV shows Reno 911!, 30 Rock, Portlandia, The Blacklist and Gotham.

Paul Reubens

Kid Cudi Talks with Paul Reubens (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Clay Liford is an independent filmmaker living in Austin, TX. He has written and directed several shorts (such as My Mom Smokes Weed and Earthling) and the features Earthling and Wuss, and shot/edited over 20 other features, including St. Nick and Gayby. His latest feature, Slash, world premiered at SXSW 2016 and is currently on the festival circuit. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clayLiford" target="_blank">here</a>.

Clay Liford

Fanboys, Hollywood Owes You Nothing

Terence Nance is an Artist, Musician, and Filmmaker born in Dallas, Texas in what was then referred to as the State-Thomas community. Nance wrote, directed, scored, and starred in his first feature film, <a href="http://ofherbeauty.com">An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,</a> which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in 2013. In 2014, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow. In the summer of 2018, Terence’s Peabody award-winning television series Random Acts of Flyness debuted on HBO to great critical acclaim, and was renewed for a second season by the network. His latest release as a musician, Vortex+, came out in early 2025.