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Mattson Tomlin was born in Romania during its revolution and was quickly adopted into the U.S. After receiving his master&#8217;s in directing from the American Film Institute, he began a career in screenwriting and has appeared on the annual Black List six times. Some of his other projects include Project Power (Netflix, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman), Fear Agent (Sony Television, directed by David Sandberg) and Little Fish (directed by Chad Hartigan), and The Batman (Warner Bros/DC Comics, co-written with director Matt Reeves). His first film as director, Mother/Android, starring Chlo&euml; Grace Moretz, Algee Smith and Ra&uacute;l Castillo, is out December 17 on Hulu. (Photo by Henry Joost.)

Mattson Tomlin

Film

The Matrix Has You

Darren Aronofsky is the director of π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Noah and mother!.

Darren Aronofsky

Podcast

Darren Aronofsky Talks with Alejandro Jodorowsky (Psychomagic: A Healing Art) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Ramona S. Diaz is an award-winning Asian-American filmmaker whose films have screened atSundance, the Berlinale, Tribeca, the Viennale, IDFA, and many other top-tier film festivals. Her latest documentary, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/a-thousand-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Thousand Cuts</a>, a gripping look at Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war and courageous journalist Maria Ressa’s fight to hold him accountable, is out now. All of Ramona&#8217;s feature-length films — Imelda (2004), The Learning (2011), Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey (2012) and Motherland (2017) — have been broadcast on PBS, on either the POV or Independent Lens series. Motherland won an award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, had its international premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary,. She has received funding from ITVS, Sundance, MacArthur Foundation, the IDA, and Creative Capital, among others, was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences (AMPAS) in 2016. Ramona is a graduate of Emerson College and holds an MA from Stanford University.

Ramona S. Diaz

Sometimes Life Happens

Patrick James Lynch&#8216;s latest documentary, <a href="https://www.bombardierblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bombardier Blood</a>, is out now on digital. It follows mountaineer Chris Bombardier&#8217;s quest to become the first person with hemophilia to complete the Seven Summits, including his ascent of Everest. Lynch is the CEO and founder, Believe Limited, and his film credits My Beautiful Stutter (which he executived produced with Paul Rudd), and the scripted films Elsewhere (director/actor; Best Picture HRIFF; Best Ensemble NYCIFF) and sometimes, i think about dying (EP, Sundance 2019, Oscars 2020 shortlist).

Patrick James Lynch

Not Your Average Wedding Story

Twice SAG Award-nominated, Jenna Lyng Adams works both in front and behind the camera as an actor and producer in Los Angeles. The pandemic thriller Before the Fire, which she stars in and also wrote, is out now in virtual cinemas and digital/VOD through Dark Sky Films. She has produced music videos for major artists and digital content for a long list of big brands garnering millions of views online. Her most notable acting roles include the Golden Globe-winning Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method by Chuck Lorre with Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin and indie film Uncle John (official SXSW selection) with John Ashton and Alex Moffat. Jenna is currently penning a dark comedy TV pilot for HBO Max called So Much. She is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston. (Image by Jackson Adams.)

Jenna Lyng Adams

Parrots and Pandemics

Actor and musician Creed Bratton is best known for starring as a fictional version of himself on nine seasons of the award-winning, critically acclaimed NBC series The Office. For nearly eight years, fans worldwide grew to love him as Dunder Mifflin’s quality assurance director who unapologetically forgets the names of his own co-workers, and says bizarre confusing statements on a regular basis. Bratton is also an established musician with a career in music that spans nearly five decades, and just release his ninth full-length album, Slightly Altered, featuring 10 brand new tracks. He was previously a member of the American rock group The Grass Roots, playing lead guitar with the group on their first four albums – three of which charted and sold millions of records across the globe. Creed parted ways with the band in 1970, but has released a handful of solo albums over the years. His additional television credits for Creed include Hulu’s Into the Dark, Netflix’s Grace and Frankie and Amazon’s Upload, while he has acted in films such as Mask, The Sister Brothers and Terri. He currently resides in Los Angeles. (Photo by Andrew Hreha.)

Creed Bratton

The Way Forward: Creed Bratton is Putting Out Albums and Staying Positive and in Peak Condition

Jeffrey A. Brown’s feature writing/directing debut The Beach House, a horror film starring Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Maryann Nagel and Jake Weber, is now streaming on Shudder. He was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, and has been working professionally on film, television, and streaming media for 20 years. He has served as a location manager, assistant manager, and scout on over fifty productions, including Pieces of April, Kill the Poor, The Baxter, Spider-Man 3, P.S. I Love You, Cold Souls, The Taking of Pelham 123, Detachment, 2 Days in New York, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, They Came Together, The Harvest, Demolition, the first seasons of Fringe, Master of None, and The OA. Most recently he managed Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die (2019 Cannes Film Festival opening film). Brown’s short film Sulfuric premiered at the 2013 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and went on to play in over 20 film festivals.

Jeffrey A. Brown

Adventures of a Location Manager: From Spider-Man 3 and The Wolf of Wall Street to The Beach House

Muta’Ali is an award-winning film director from Westchester County, NY. His latest feature documentary, Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, airs on HBO at 9PM on August 12. His past documentary films include the award-winning Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee, which featured notable guests including Harry Belafonte, Alan Alda, and Spike Lee. Muta’Ali is determined that his artistic body of work be wholly focused on what he calls “Love, Art &amp; Activism.” (Image by Jihaad Muhammad.)

Muta’Ali

Radical Honesty: You Alone Are Powerful

Laura Hunter Drago is a producer living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from a small town in Virginia, Laura grew up performing in theatre both in school and professionally. She trained as an actress at New York University&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company School and the Lee Strasberg Institute. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of <a href="http://msinthebiz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ms. in the Biz</a>, a website founded by Helenna Santos that provides resources for female entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, and co-founder of <a href="http://www.newgirlpictures.com/">New Girl Pictures</a> with one of her best friends from her high school theatre days, Samantha Macher. Their production company focuses on getting women into positions both in front of and behind the camera early in their careers. Her first feature film, <a href="https://www.tothenewgirl.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To the New Girl</a>, which was made by an all-female cast and creative team, is released on VOD on August 11, 2020.

Laura Hunter Drago

From Competition to Collaboration: How Championing Women in Film Changed My Perspective

James D’Arcy is an actor, writer, and director; <a href="https://www.madeinitaly.movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Made in Italy</a>, his feature directorial debut starring Micheál Richardson, Liam Neeson and Lindsay Duncan, is out now through IFC Films. D’Arcy is perhaps best known for playing Edwin Jarvis in the Marvel TV series Agent Carter and the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. Other television credits include Those Who Kill, alongside Chloë Sevigny, Broadchurch opposite Olivia Colman, and Homeland with Claire Danes. On the big screen, James was in Christopher Nolan&#8217;s Dunkirk, Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman with Michael Fassbender and J.K. Simmons, and Jupiter Ascending and Cloud Atlas, both for the Wachowskis. He can also be seen in Madonna&#8217;s W.E. and Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. In 2016, he wrote, directed and produced the short film Chicken / Egg, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Hayley Atwell.

James D’Arcy

The Way Forward: James D’Arcy Didn’t Finish His Pandemic Movie, But is Now Back Shooting in Rome

Liam Neeson stars as Robert in <a href="https://www.madeinitaly.movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Made in Italy</a>, opposite Micheál Richardson, Lindsay Duncan and Valeria Bilello, which is currently in theaters and on demand through IFC Films. He is an internationally recognized actor who is best known for his work in more than 70 films including Schindler’s List, Michael Collins, Kinsey, The Grey, the blockbuster Taken trilogy, Star Wars: Episode 1 &#8211; The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Love Actually and Gangs of New York. Over the course of his career, Neeson’s films have grossed over $7 billion worldwide. The actor is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and the proud father of two sons.

Liam Neeson

The Way Forward: Liam Neeson on an Encounter with a Black Bear,  Shinrin-yoku, and Becoming Increasingly Political

Sheila Vand is an extremely creative and expressive performance artist and actor. She can currently be seen in Dave Franco’s directorial debut, The Rental, currently #1 at the box office. Earlier this summer, she co-starred in TNT&#8217;s Snowpiercer opposite Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connolly. Last year, she starred in a thrilling off-off-Broadway show, Nylon, written by Sofia Alverez. Additional credits include the 2018 Sundance Film Festival NEXT Award winner We The Animals, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Wave, Aardvark, Argo, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Women Who Kill and XX. Vand made her Broadway debut opposite Robin Williams as Hadja in Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; she starred in the Disney Hall&#8217;s 10th Anniversary LA Philharmonic staging of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels for Esa Pekka Salonen, had her original performance piece Sneaky Nietzche mounted at LACMA and co-created the award-winning visual art series MILK: what will you make of me? with TED fellow Alexa Meade, which toured throughout Europe. This series served as the inspiration for Ariana Grande’s recent music video for “God Is A Woman,” on which Grande worked with Vand and Meade.