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James Ward Byrkit is writer and director from Flagstaff, Arizona, known for his work on Rango, Coherence, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. His new series, <a href="https://www.shatterbelt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shatter Belt</a>, is available on Amazon and AppleTV.

James Ward Byrkit

Film

The Knowing and the Victory of Magical Thinking

Ethan Suplee can currently be seen in the new thriller God is a Bullet, opposite Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe and Jamie Foxx. He recently costarred in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon opposite Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, opposite Channing Tatum in the hit dramedy Dog, and starred in Craig Zobel’s dystopian thriller The Hunt, opposite Hilary Swank. Previously, he appeared Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain, Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, Tony Kaye’s American History X, Ted Demme’s Blow, and Anthony Minghella’s Cold Mountain and Kevin Smith’s Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma. He had his breakout role in Remember The Titans opposite Denzel Washington. Ethan landed his first TV role at the age of 16 on the hit series Boy Meets World, went on to star opposite Jason Lee in the hit comedy My Name is Earl and recently appeared on Good Girls opposite Christina Hendricks, in a major arc on the final season of Santa Clarita Diet, and memorably co-starred on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return. He also continues to host his popular American Glutton podcast.

Ethan Suplee

Three Great Things: Ethan Suplee

Adam Conover is the creator, writer and host of truTV’s hit series Adam Ruins Everything, an educational comedy that dispels common misconceptions and encourages the audience to think critically about the world around them. The show airs on Tuesday nights at 10/9 C on TruTV.

Adam Conover

Three Great Things: Adam Conover

B. Dave Walters is first and foremost a storyteller. He is a screenwriter and filmmaker, creator of the documentary project <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dear-america-from-a-black-guy#/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dear America, from a Black Guy</a> and the winner of the &#8220;Be the Next Beliefnet Featured Blogger&#8221; contest for Beliefnet.com in the Hope &amp; Inspiration category. He is a fixture in the TTRPG space for both Dungeons &amp; Dragons and Vampire the Masquerade.

B. Dave Walters

“White People Stuff” and the Evolution of Black Fandom

Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award–nominated comedian David Cross cocreated the critically acclaimed HBO sketch comedy show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which received three Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development. More recently, Cross was the creator, writer, producer, and star of IFC&#8217;s The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. He has appeared in more than 35 films. His debut feature as writer/director, Hits, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

David Cross

The Way We Get By: David Cross on Battlestar Galactica

Critically acclaimed writer, director and editor Aaron Katz was born and raised in Portland, OR. His movies include <a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/landho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Land Ho!</a>, Cold Weather and Quiet City.

Aaron Katz

My Problems with Picard

Brendon Small is a director and stand up comic. He’s also the creator, writer, and musician behind the animated series Metalocalypse and Home Movies and the band Dethklok. Look for the album Galaktikon II: Become the Storm and the Galaktikon comic from Albatross Comics. (Picture by Jim Donnelly.)

Brendon Small

The Sci-Fi That Ignited My Brain

<div>Briana Marela is an electronic/ambient pop musician from the United States, living in the forested Pacific Northwest. She grew up in Seattle, then attended school at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, where she studied audio production and music technology. She released her debut album, All Around Us, on Jagjaguwar Records in 2015. Her second album for Jagjaguwar, Call It Love, was released in 2017 and features co-production by labelmates Small Black.</div>

Briana Marela

Music

Falling in Love With Ursula K. Le Guin

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

My Wild Lunch with John C. Lilly, the Scientist Who Inspired Arrival

Alex Holdridge is the writer-director of the films Wrong Numbers (2001), Sexless (2003), and In Search of Midnight Kiss (2007), which won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Holdridge and Linnea Saasen, a Norwegian artist, dancer and experimental filmmaker, together acted, co-wrote, co-directed and co-edited <a href="http://meetmeinmontenegro.me/" target="_blank">Meet Me in Montenegro</a>, which premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and on July 10 is released theatrically and on VOD through The Orchard.

Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen

Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen (Meet Me in Montenegro) Talk Alan Taylor’s Terminator Genisys

Jennifer Phang is a San Francisco-based filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature, <a href="http://halflifemovie.com/" target="_blank">Half-Life</a>, premiered in 2008 at Sundance and was distributed by the Sundance Channel. Phang was commissioned by ITVS to create the short film Advantageous (2012), as part of the Futurestates series. She subsequently adapted it into a feature film, also called <a href="http://www.advantageous.me/" target="_blank">Advantageous</a>, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, winning a Special Jury Award.

Jennifer Phang

Jennifer Phang (Advantageous) Talks Robert Schwentke’s The Divergent Series: Insurgent

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>.

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