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Timour Gregory is a British-Egyptian film director and the founder of Highway Child, a mission-driven creative studio focused on humanitarian storytelling. Sasha Schneider is a producer and director whose work explores the intersection of representation and the arts. They are the directors of <a href="https://www.sulufilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beam Me Up, Sulu</a>, available February 17 on digital platforms to rent or buy. (Photo by Radhika Chalasani.)

Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider

Film

Towards a Pop Culture of Ideas or: In Defense of Trekkies

Melissa Navia is currently starring in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, out now on Paramount+, which follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. Melissa plays Lt. Erica Ortegas. the Enterprise’s helmsman. Melissa’s recent television credits include a recurring role on AMC’s Dietland and guest roles on Showtime’s Billions and Homeland. In March 2020, she made her Off-Broadway debut in the praised Bundle of Sticks at INTAR Theatre. (Photo by Francis Hills.)

Melissa Navia

Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

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

Star Trek