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An award-winning filmmaker who has worked for both Hollywood and in the indie world, Charles Lane has made feature films in several genres. His debut feature film, Sidewalk Stories won 13 International awards and has become a global darling, and is still playing in indie theaters throughout Europe. His leaning, it appears, has been in comedy. He is currently crowdfunding his latest project, the web series PleaseDateMeNow.com, on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1267459917/please-date-me-nowcom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kickstarter</a>.

Charles Lane

Film

The Big Sick and My Own History with Interracial Marriage

Kumail Nanjiani is a Los Angeles-based writer and performer who is best known for playing Dinesh in Silicon Valley, as well as his appearances in Portlandia and voice work in Adventure Time. He first gained attention for his one-man show Unpronounceable, in 2013 had a special on Comedy Central called Beta Male, and on the same channel hosts The Meltdown with Jonah &amp; Kumail alongside Jonah Ray. He is the host of the podcasts The Indoor Kids and The X-Files Files.

Kumail Nanjiani

Michael Showalter is a founding member of the New York-based comedy groups The State and Stella. As a filmmaker, he co-wrote and starred in cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), acted in and made his feature directorial debut with The Baxter (2005), and co-wrote and produced the They Came Together (2014). He co-created the Comedy Central series Michael &amp; Michael Have Issues and co-created and produced the 2015 Netflix original series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

Michael Showalter

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast