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Tim Roth is an English actor and director who is currently starring in the coming-of-age drama Punch, out now in theaters through Dark Star Pictures. He made his debut in the 1982 film Made in Britain and a mere two years later was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Myron in The Hit. Since then, he has been a regular cast member of several Quentin Tarantino films including the director’s directorial debut Reservoir Dogs, and later Pulp Fiction. His role as Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy alongside Liam Neeson earned him a Best Supporting Role BAFTA, and both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the same category. He has worked with other notable directors such as Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Haneke. He has been involved in global franchises such as Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk and Planet of the Apes. From 2009 to 2011, he held the role of Cal Lightman in the TV series Lie to Me.

Tim Roth

Film

Three Great Things: Tim Roth

Amandla Stenberg is currently starring as Alana Beck in <a href="https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dear Evan Hansen</a>, out now in theaters through Universal Pictures. Stenberg first gained recognition for her role as Rue in The Hunger Games and garnered international praise as the star of The Hate U Give, based on Angela Thomas’s New York Times bestseller, and is currently in production on A24’s slasher pic Bodies Bodies Bodies, alongside Maria Bakalova. Stenberg recently starred on the small screen alongside Andre Holland in Netflix’s limited series The Eddy, created by Damien Chazelle. In 2017, Stenberg starred in Everything, Everything, directed by Stella Meghi, for which Stenberg won the 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. Stenberg has been praised for her crusade towards improving society and sparking thoughtful conversation. She has shared personal essays on topics such as cultural appropriation, intersectional feminism, mindfulness, biracial identity, police brutality, systemic inequalities and beauty standards. In 2018, Stenberg appeared on the cover of Time magazine for their Next Generation Leaders Issue. (Photo courtesy Universal Pictures.)

Amandla Stenberg

Three Great Things: Amandla Stenberg

Benjamin Shearn is a film editor and writer. His last feature, Ladyworld, premiered at BFI London, Fantastic Fest, TIFF: Next Wave and was presented as part of the Frontieres Showcase at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Shearn&#8217;s work in narrative and documentary films has also been exhibited at ComicCon San Diego, the Louisiana Museum of Art in Copenhagen, la Gaîté lyrique in Paris, as well as official selections of the CPH:DOX, Melbourne International, Planete+Doc, TIFF After Dark, Court Metrage du Clermont, Chicago and Boston Underground Film Festivals, amongst others. For more of his work, go to <a href="http://benjaminshearn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://benjaminshearn.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589644928427000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAhMmnBbieO5wc9yW6NKlNmCLJeA">benjaminshearn.com</a> and/or follow his absurd Instagram account @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/actorsupset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/actorsupset/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589644928427000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdDQxohBJ2mOVPaPV2yyYrXWa22g">actorsupset</a>.

Benjamin Shearn

Catharsis in Disaster: A Spiritual Defense of Cats

Jacob Feiring is a director and producer living in Brooklyn, New York, until AI&#8217;s replace him with something better. He is an alumnus of Kartemquin Film Labs, and a recipient of the Robert Flaherty Seminar Fellowship. His first feature film, <a href="http://acrocatsmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Acrocats!</a>, had its New York Premiere at the IFC Center as part of DOC NYC and screened at festivals and theaters around the world, including Big Sky Film Festival and the Gene Siskel Film Center. Acrocats! is distributed by Gravitas Ventures and available on VOD.

Jacob Feiring

What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art

Jim Hosking is the director of the feature film The Greasy Strangler, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. His second feature film, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn &#8211; a mysterious meditation on identity, love and folk music &#8211; premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. He is the director and co-creator of Tropical Cop Tales, which airs on Adult Swim on February 1, 2019 across the USA. He lives in London.

Jim Hosking

I Moved to Hollywood Briefly and They Gave Me a Hollywood Cat and Very Quickly It Ran Away

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

Why I Have Already Seen This New Cat Documentary 16 Times and Counting

Lil Bub is a one-of-a-kind space cat made of equal parts science and magic. In her four years on Earth, she&#8217;s accomplished quite a bit: she&#8217;s written books, hosted talk shows and started the first national fund for special needs pets. But more recently, she&#8217;s conceptualized and materialized a full-length album that instrumentally tells the story of her arrival, her mission and her true purpose on Earth. You can read all about her <a href="http://lilbub.com/about" target="_blank">here</a>, learn about her charitable work <a href="http://lilbub.com/bigfund" target="_blank">here</a>, and follow her on <a href="http://facebook.com/iamlilbub" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/IAMLILBUB" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/iamlilbub" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.
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Jon Wurster has been the drummer for indie-rock stormtroopers Superchunk since 1991. He also mans the tubs* for the Mountain Goats and the Bob Mould Band. When not touring the world, playing music and looking for exciting new kinds of candy, Jon is one half of <a href="http://www.thebestshow.net" target="_blank">the Scharpling &amp; Wurster comedy team</a>. This is Jon’s first interview with an animal.
*Jon absolutely HATES calling drums “tubs.”
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(photo credit: John Plymale)
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