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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

Film

Revisited: Corvette Summer, A Hidden Gem of New Hollywood

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

Revisited: Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Onur Tukel’s Summer of Blood

Lily Lady is an artist from New York City. Lily&#8217;s journalism can be found in Office and Dirty Magazine. Their latest poetry collection is NDA (Far West Press, 2024) and their feature film, <a href="https://www.factorytwentyfive.com/sams-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam&#8217;s World</a>, is available digitally on Tubi, Amazon Prime and more platforms via Factory 25. (Photo by Max Lakner.)

Lily Lady

I Was So Excited to See the New Final Destination Movie, I Didn’t Even Wash My Hands After Peeing

Fantasy and Reality in Sean Baker’s Anora

Derrick B. Harden is a true renaissance man, motivated by his will to help spread artistic expression in the community. As a rapper, art curator, actor and filmmaker he has worked with Wu-Tang Clan, the Hole gallery, Dame Dash’s Poppington Gallery, HBO’s show Betty and the Harold Hunter Foundation, to name a few. Just this year Derrick self-released <a href="https://spoti.fi/3gA4CtQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super</a> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3SaQTKV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thot</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6UVprg72EArh6rZDCrvQmn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trilogy</a>, albums for those that love underground hip hop. Derrick’s stories of growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, have sparked much interest in the film world. He is currently in development on a television project with a major network with co-creator Crystal Moselle. He is also writing a film project about forgiveness that focuses on his childhood growing up in Brownsville in the late ’80s and early ’90s. From his early days in high school playing the role of Rabbi in Fiddler on the Roof, to his time touring with rap acts such as Damien Marley, Cormega and Mr. Cheeks of the Lost Boyz, Derrick continues to lead with his creative eye and integrating his network and love for hip-hop and the urban community.

Derrick B. Harden

A Piece of Every Man: On The Inspection

Emily Bennett is an award-winning writer, director and actor. Her most recent film, <a href="https://darkstarpics.com/alone-with-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alone with You</a>, which she stars in and wrote and directed with Justin Brooks, was released in 2022 by Dark Star Pictures. Her screenplay Ache placed as a quarter-finalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in 2020. Bennett’s short film LVRS screened at Sitges and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and won her best Director at the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival. Her short film Bed screened at Fantasia in 2021 and has already secured distribution on Gunpowder &amp; Sky’s horror platform prior to its ongoing festival run. In addition to her ongoing partnership with Justin Brooks and Untapped, Bennett has been hired to direct the upcoming horror film The Vineyard, with Daryl Freimark producing. (Photo by Keith Barraclough.)

Emily Bennett

Underrated/Overlooked: Emily Bennett on Men

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz is a writer/director working in New York and Los Angeles. She received her BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she completed her thesis film Transit, starring Dakota Johnson. After graduating she assisted filmmakers Alejandro Iñárritu on The Revenant, Joachim Trier on Louder Than Bombs, and Cary Fukunaga on True Detective. Sarah was a Sundance Fellow in the 2017 Writer’s Intensive with her feature Good Girl Jane. She directed a proof-of-concept short film of the same name, which garnered interest and financing for the feature. Good Girl Jane recently premiered in U.S. Narrative Competition at Tribeca Film Festival 2022 and won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature as well as Best Performance in a Narrative Feature for Rain Spencer. The film is written by Mintz and is inspired by events in her own life. Sarah is interested in stories that explore the complexities of human nature and the beauty that lies in gray areas that are often overlooked.

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz

Underrated/Overlooked: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on Sharp Stick

<div>Anna Roisman is a comedian, host, writer and actor in NYC. Anna is known for hosting <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hq-trivia/id1232278996" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hq-trivia/id1232278996&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608134181960000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9YAQx744TYeWHz8yK0Wk_gzgKQQ">HQ Trivia</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knTPd4Xj7Tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DknTPd4Xj7Tw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608134181961000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2eIGLjVqgZSoksxB4hnL7iax-eg">HQ Words</a> on the Emmy-Nominated app. She is a regular comedian on the Buzzfeed series, &#8220;Did You See This?&#8221; Anna’s work has been featured in the Tribeca Film Festival, New York TV Festival, Just For Laughs in Montreal, People magazine, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Huffington Post, Funny Or Die, Elite Daily, and more. She is the creator and host of the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unemployed-with-anna-roisman/id1489650462" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unemployed-with-anna-roisman/id1489650462&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608134181961000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSiqdfisEICLEew_TJ5rJX2dl9og">Unemployed With Anna Roisman</a>, and co-producer and host of <a href="http://www.quickiefest.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.quickiefest.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608134181961000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNY-eLhJkHX0AEO1cFbHje2_TaNQ">Quickie Fest: The One Minute Movie Festival</a> in NYC. She writes a bad movie column called <a href="https://talkhouse.com/tag/am-i-the-only-one-who-loves/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Am I The Only One Who Loves&#8230;&#8221;</a> for Talkhouse. She also likes good movies too! Anna performs standup comedy and sings all over. For comedy videos, reels, and press, check out <a href="http://www.annaroisman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.annaroisman.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608134181961000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0c3bq5yZQli14Bq6ID3gvmfcjqQ">AnnaRoisman.com</a>.</div>

Anna Roisman

Time After Time: Romy and Michele’s (25th Anniversary) High School Reunion

25 Memories From Selena In Honor of Its 25th Anniversary

Josef Kubota Wladyka’s latest film, <a href="https://www.catchthefairone.movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catch the Fair One</a>, a taut thriller starring Kali Reis (who is nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role), is out now in theaters and on demand. Wladyka’s debut feature, Manos Sucias, won Best New Narrative Director at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, Best First Feature and Best Editing. Josef has also directed episodes of the acclaimed television shows Narcos, Fear the Walking Dead and The Terror. Residing in Brooklyn, New York, Josef holds an MFA from New York University&#8217;s Graduate Film Program and was named one of Filmmaker magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He remains committed to making socially conscious genre films.

Josef Kubota Wladyka

In the Never-Ending Sea of Content, We Have to Champion Films Like Ainu Mosir

Laura Leigh Abby is a writer who focuses on memoir and personal essay. Her new teen diary podcast <a href="https://mailstat.us/tr/t/llgkaxkxgnuawk/3h/https://www.seventeenparadiso.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailstat.us/tr/t/llgkaxkxgnuawk/3h/https://www.seventeenparadiso.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644322722879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kXbX3HTAG6iLe9i3e8ti8">Seventeen</a>, n which Laura reads her 17-year-old diary and reflects on it, is out now. She lives in the Hudson Valley in an old farmhouse with her wife Sam and their two young boys. Laura and Sam appeared on the second season of Bravo TV’s Newlyweds: The First Year and are active in the LGBTQ+ community. Laura’s essays have been featured in publications like Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Vice and Condé Nast’s them., among others. Her 2016 Amazon Kindle Single The Rush was a memoir about falling in love with her sorority sister in college. Her book 2Brides2Be: A Same Sex Guide for the Modern Bride was published in 2017 and features a mix of memoir and practical advice for couples planning two-bride weddings. Laura is originally from Long Island, New York, but spent 6 years of her youth in Ontario, Canada where she became a dual citizen. She majored in Creative Writing at Emerson College and went on to The New School for her MFA.

Laura Leigh Abby

How Now and Then Transformed Me into a Loyal Friend and a Better Listener

Ali Vingiano is a writer, filmmaker, and actor, born in NYC and now living in Los Angeles. She currently writes for the Emmy-winning series The Morning Show, and serves as an on-set producer. Previously, she was a Field Producer for The Daily Show spinoff The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper, traveling the country directing and producing correspondent segments. She’s currently developing her first feature film as writer/director with Park Pictures. She stars in the largely improvised feature film <a href="https://www.sabanfilms.com/films/the-end-of-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The End of Us</a>, which premiered at SXSW 2021 and is out now on digital and on demand. She also created and stars in dozens of short films and viral videos, both independently and for BuzzFeed Motion Pictures and Glamour Magazine, which have earned Vimeo Staff Picks and have played in festivals worldwide. (Photo by Katie McCurdy.)

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