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Alex Ross Perry was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1984. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and worked at Kim’s Video in Manhattan. He is the director of the films Impolex, The Color Wheel, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth, Golden Exits, Her Smell, Pavements and the new documentary Videoheaven.

Alex Ross Perry

Film

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

Randy Russell is an actor and screenwriter. A purist, he will only work on actual film — American Job, The Pool, Soulmate, Modus Operandi, and the upcoming China Test Girls — so it all might end soon. His website is at <a href="http://rspeen.com" target="_blank">rspeen.com</a>.

Randy Russell

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Robert Cohen’s Being Canadian

Pat Healy has acted in over 50 films including Craig Zobel’s Great World of Sound and Compliance, E.L. Katz’s Cheap Thrills, Ti West’s The Innkeepers and worked with Werner Herzog, Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael Bay and Ivan Reitman, to name but a few. He has appeared in over 30 TV series including Ray Donovan, How to Get Away with Murder and Six Feet Under, and also written several episodes of the HBO show In Treatment. He is the author of two Black List screenplays (Snow Ponies and Strange Skies) and is currently preparing to direct his first feature film.

Pat Healy

Actor and Screenwriter Pat Healy Talks Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest

Erik Crary was born and raised in Lodi, Wisconsin. He and his wife currently reside in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="http://www.unclejohnfilm.com/" target="_blank">Uncle John</a> is his first credit as a producer and screenwriter.

Erik Crary

Screenwriter and Producer Erik Crary (Uncle John) Talks Working for David Lynch

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

Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott’s Cooties

Negin Farsad is a writer, filmmaker and comedian. She directed the documentaries The Muslims are Coming, about Muslim-American standup comedy, and Nerdcore Rising, on geeky hip-hop. On the small screen, she co-wrote and developed the MTV series Detox, wrote for the animated shows 1001 Nights and Class Parents, and produced, directed, wrote and performed in Comedy Central&#8217;s The Watch List. A 2013 TED Fellow and the inaugural YouTube Visionary Award winner, she was named one of the 50 Funniest Women by the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/52-female-comedians_n_833214.html#s250822&amp;title=Negin_Farsad">Huffington Post</a>. Read more at <a href="http://www.neginfarsad.com/">http://www.neginfarsad.com</a>.

Negin Farsad

Negin Farsad (The Muslims are Coming!) Talks Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other People

Farihah Zaman is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, critic and programmer. Her diverse background in the film industry includes working as the Acquisitions Manager at Magnolia Pictures, as the Program Manager of The Flaherty Seminar, and writing for several publications including Huffington Post, AV Club, Reverse Shot and Filmmaker magazine. Remote Area Medical was her first feature film, which was followed by the short Kombit (2014 Sundance Film Festival) and second feature This Time Next Year (2014 Tribeca Film Festival).

Farihah Zaman

Farihah Zaman (Remote Area Medical) Talks Ravi V. Patel and Geeta V. Patel’s Meet the Patels

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

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s Goodnight Mommy

Steve Taylor&nbsp;is the director and co-writer of Blue Like Jazz, which premiered&nbsp;at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival and was released theatrically by Roadside Attractions. He is also one-fourth of the rock band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveTaylorTPF" target="_blank">Steve Taylor &amp; the Perfect Foil</a>, whose debut album Goliath was released in November.&nbsp;Steve lives in Nashville, and is the current Filmmaker-In-Residence at Lipscomb University&rsquo;s College of Entertainment and the Arts. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/theperfectfoil" target="_blank">here</a>. (Photo by Frank Ockenfels III)

Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit

Writer and director Nick Simon grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to attend the American Film Institute Conservatory. Upon graduation, Simon co-wrote and directed his first thriller, Removal. During the next several years Simon continued to write and direct for TV and film. Sticking within the horror and thriller genre. With films like The Girl in the Photographs, The Pyramid, and Cold Comes the Night”. Working alongside film legends like Wes Craven and Dean Cundey.  Simon is also pizza connoisseur, rescue dog enthusiast and lover of team-of-expert-movies.

Nick Simon

Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) Talks Being Mentored by Wes Craven

Khalil Sullins is an award-winning writer and director. His background is in the visual arts, and his artwork has been exhibited at numerous galleries in Los Angeles. He graduated with a BFA in film from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and also studied art and photography at Parsons in New York and Paris. His debut feature film as a writer-director, Listening, is released through Amplify Releasing on September 11. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and producing partner, Pardis Sullins.

Khalil Sullins

Khalil Sullins (Listening) Talks Daniel Lee’s Dragon Blade

Mike Ott studied under Thom Andersen at Cal Arts, where he received his MFA degree in Film/Video.  His films include Littlerock, Pearblossom Hwy, Lake Los Angeles and his new Untitled Denver Project, which was co-directed with Nathan Silver. Mike&#8217;s films have won numerous awards, including an Audience Award at AFI Fest, a Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit Award.