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Flying Lotus aka Steven Ellison is a genre-bending Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, filmmaker, rapper and founder/owner of Brainfeeder Records. He wrote, directed and scored a segment for the latest installment of the anthology franchise <a href="https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/vhs99/780a406c91b8430e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">V/H/S/99</a>, which is out now on Shudder. Since 2006, Ellison has released six studio albums to global critical acclaim and composed much of the bumper music heard on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. An alumnus of the Los Angeles Film School, he made his directorial debut in 2017 with Kuso, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and in 2021 he executive produced and scored the successful Netflix anime series Yasuke, directed by LeSean Thomas and starring LaKeith Stanfield. Ellison’s next project is the sci-fi horror feature Ash, which he will direct and score, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tessa Thompson. Ellison has worked with celebrated visionaries from David Lynch and Alma Har’el, to Hiro Murai, Khalil Joseph and Shinichiro Watanabe, and has been mentored by legendary filmmaker Terence Malick. (Photo by Matt Lief Anderson.)

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Alexis Knapp can currently be seen in the horror movie The Accursed, also starring Sarah Grey and Mena Suvari. She is known for playing Stacie in the Pitch Perfect franchise and had her breakout role in the cult hit Project X, in which she starred alongside Miles Teller and Thomas Mann. She also starred alongside Ashley Greene and Pierce Brosnan in the thriller Urge and can be seen opposite Ian Somerhalder and Luke Hemsworth in the sci-fi action thriller The Anomaly. Knapp’s other film credits include Couples Retreat and Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. She can currently be seen starring in Phobias, released by Vertical Entertainment and available on Hulu. She also starred in the Lifetime movie My Christmas Prince and earlier this year had a memorable appearance in the season premiere of Hulu’s The Orville.

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Marc Maron is currently co-starring in the drama <a href="http://www.momentumpictures.net/to-leslie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To Leslie</a>, opposite Andrea Riseborough and Allison Janney, out in theaters and on VOD on October 7. For more than 30 years, he has been writing and performing comedy for print, stage, radio, online and television. With his landmark podcast WTF with Marc Maron, which achieves more than 55 million listens per year, he’s interviewed icons such as Robin Williams, Keith Richards, Nicole Kidman, and former U.S. president Barack Obama. Marc starred in the Netflix series Glow and his scripted series, Maron, aired for four seasons on IFC. He’s had recent roles in the films Joker, Spencer Confidential, Sword of Trust, Stardust, the 2021 Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, alongside Jennifer Hudson, and the animated feature The Bad Guys, co-starring Sam Rockwell. Marc’s stand-up special More Later (2015) aired on Epix and his specials Thinky Pain (2013), Too Real (2017) and 2020’s End Times Fun, which was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award, are currently streaming on Netflix. Marc is the author of The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah and Attempting Normal.

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Rosario Dawson is an artist, designer and activist. She made her feature film debut at the age of 15 in the controversial Kids, followed by Spike Lee’s He Got Game and The 25th Hour. She’s since starred in a range of films including Alexander, Rent, Clerks Ii, Top Five, Trance, Unstoppable and Men in Black II, as well as the Sin City franchise. On the small screen, Dawson starred as Allegra Dill in USA’s Briarpatch and as Claire Temple in Netflix’s Marvel comic book series Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and The Defenders. She can currently be seen in the Hulu limited series Dopesick. Rosario has produced several passion projects such as Talia Lugacy’s features Descent and This Is Not a War Story, and The Need To Grow, which highlights innovators healing our broken food systems and the need for soil regeneration to capture carbon and reverse climate change. Recently, Rosario directed her first short film, Boundless, for the Power/On Series. In 2013, Rosario founded Studio 189 with Abrima Erwiah, a fashion and media lifestyle brand made in Africa that produces African and African-inspired content and clothing. She is extremely passionate about helping empower LatinX millennials to vote and lead so in 2004, she co-founded Voto Latino. The organization has registered over one million people and was one of the co-founders of National Voter Registration Day. In 2011, Rosario was honored by Barack Obama with the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her valuable contributions to the community.

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During the course of his notable career, Walter Hill has been a writer, director and producer on projects ranging from classic Westerns to action-packed thrillers and noir dramas, all marked with his unique visceral style. He most recently wrote and directed the Western Dead For a Dollar, starring Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan and Benjamin Bratt, which is in theaters and on digital on September 30. Hill directed the smash hits 48 Hrs. and Another 48 Hrs. and is best-known for such acclaimed films as The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort and The Long Riders. He also directed the pilot of HBO’s hit show Deadwood and the Emmy-winning miniseries Broken Trail. In addition to his work in the cinema and television, Hill has also written three graphic novels which have been published in France (Balles Perdues, Corps et Âme and Le Specimen), the second of which served as the basis for his 2016 film, The Assignment. (Photo by François Bouchon.)

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Multi-award-winning actress Essie Davis currently stars in <a href="https://filmrise.com/film/the-justice-of-bunny-king" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Justice of Bunny King</a>, opposite Thomasin McKenzie, which is out now in theaters through FilmRise. She is best known for her acclaimed performance in The Babadook, her key role of Lady Crane in Game of Thrones and playing the title character in Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. She recently appeared in True History of the Kelly Gang alongside Russell Crowe and Nicholas Hoult, directed by her husband, Justin Kurzel, and her further film roles include Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, the Wachowskis’ The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. An established stage actress, in 2003, Davis won the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at the National Theatre London and in 2004 she starred in a National Theatre, West End and Broadway production of Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. (Photo by Rachell Smith.)

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Vicky Krieps is an internationally acclaimed actress who is currently starring in the contemporary ghost story <a href="https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/went-up-the-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Went Up the Hill</a>, which is in theaters now. Her recent notable films include the period drama Corsage, for which she won the Un Certain Regard Best Performance Prize, Mathieu Amalric’s Hold Me Tight, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s Beckett, opposite John David Washington and Alicia Vikander, Mia Hansen-Løve&#8217;s drama Bergman Island, opposite Tim Roth, Barry Levinson’s The Survivor, and M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, alongside Gael Garcia Bernal, Thomasin Mackenzie and Alex Wolff. Krieps had her breakout role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, opposite Daniel Day Lewis, which received an Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Motion Picture.

Vicky Krieps

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Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser currently stars in Stranger Things, as Dr. Sam Owens, a role created by the Duffer Brothers specifically for him, and Chuck Lorre’s The Kominsky Method, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Reiser joined Season 3 of the Emmy-nominated The Boys, playing The Legend. He’s also upcoming in the sitcom-themed comedy series Reboot (which premieres September 20), opposite Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville and Judy Greer and recently revived one of his most iconic roles in Mad About You, the long-running hit ’90s comedy Reiser co-created and starred in with Helen Hunt. The veteran actor has garnered praise for notable performances in films such as Diner, Bye Bye Love, Aliens, One Night At McCool’s, the first two Beverly Hills Cop movies and The Thing About My Folks, which Reiser wrote for his co-star Peter Falk. Reiser’s first book, Couplehood, sold over two million copies and was #1 on The New York Times bestsellers list. His subsequent books, Babyhood and Familyhood, were best sellers as well. Over the course of his career, Reiser has received multiple Emmys, Golden Globes, American Comedy Awards and Screen Actors Guild nominations. He and his family reside in Los Angeles. (Image courtesy Paul Reiser.)

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Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer, and producer who is currently starring with Ryan Phillippe and Jim Gaffigan in the thriller Collide. Graham can also now be seen in Netflix’s Love in the Villa, opposite Tom Hopper. In June 2022, Kat partnered with GLAAD and released her new album, Long Hot Summer, as well as a global Pride tour to help raise money for the organization. In September 2021, Graham released the visual EP Toro Gato under the name Toro Gato, her reinvented persona, exclusively as an NFT. Graham was recently seen in the thriller Heatwave, Netflixʼs Operation: Christmas Drop, with Alexander Ludwig and in the RZA-directed Cut Throat City, opposite Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard and Eiza Gonzalez. Previously she starred in Netflixʼs How It Ends, opposite Forest Whitaker and Theo James. Graham made history lending her voice to Nickelodeonʼs animated television show Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the first African-American April OʼNeil. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Graham speaks four languages – English, Spanish, French and Hebrew, and in December 2020, Graham was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, only the 33rd in the world to hold the esteemed title. She is also a council member for GLAAD, Ambassador for Rotary International and has worked with Empower 54 and The Water Project, helping fund wells for clean water to be built for villages and schools throughout Africa, for which she was crowned African Princess of Mai-Ndombe. Her PSA short film for Black Lives Matter landed her an Emmy nomination for best PSA short. In September 2021, she launched her new business venture, a wellness company – Modern Nirvana – together with her co-founders Frank Elaridi and Bryant Wood, with the support of Deepak Chopra. (Image by Arnold Jerocki, courtesy Kat Graham.)

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Desi Lydic, currently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as a Correspondent in September 2015 when Noah started his tenure as host. She is a professionally trained improvisational and comedic actress who studied and performed at The Groundlings and Improv Olympic. In 2020’s half-hour special, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Remembering RBG – A Nation Ugly Cries with Desi Lydic, Desi explored the remarkable life and legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her first one-hour Comedy Central special, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Desi Lydic: Abroad, premiered in May 2019 and received a Writers Guild Award Nomination. Desi also had a starring role on MTV’s hit comedy series Awkward and her other credits include FXX’s The League and Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo.

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Jay Chandrasekhar’s new movie as director, <a href="https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/easter-sunday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Easter Sunday</a>, in which he also plays a supporting role, is now in theaters. Chandrasekhar is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his work with the sketch comedy troupe Broken Lizard, directing and starring in the group’s films, including Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest and Super Troopers 2. He is also a prolific director for television, helming episodes of shows such as Community, Chuck, Psych, Arrested Development, Fresh Off the Boat, New Girl, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Superstore and The Goldbergs.

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Patton Oswalt, who is currently starring in the comedy drama<a href="http://www.magpictures.com/ilovemydad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> I Love My Dad</a>, out now in theaters and on digital, is a multi-hyphenate talent (actor, writer, comedian) and award-winning performer known for his comedy specials and more than 200 film and television roles, including Parks and Recreation, for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award, and The King of Queens. He recently co-created M.O.D.O.K., the Marvel stop-motion animated adult comedy series in which he voices the title character, and currently co-stars as Principal Durbin in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio. Oswalt was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for his performance in Jason Reitman’s film Young Adult, starring opposite Charlize Theron, and was nominated for a Gotham Award for his role in the 2009 drama Big Fan. He provided the voices for Remy the rat in Brad Bird’s Oscar-winning Ratatouille and Max in The Secret Life of Pets, and played one of the “white voices” in the acclaimed indie hit Sorry To Bother You, the directorial debut of Boots Riley. He is also the narrator on ABC’s hit comedy The Goldbergs and has also voiced characters on TV shows such as The Boys, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Archer, BoJack Horseman, The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

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