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Louis Paxton is a writer and director from Edinburgh, Scotland. After studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he completed an MA in Directing at the National Film and Television School in London. His feature debut, <a href="https://sumerianpictures.com/movies/the-incomer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Incomer</a>, an offbeat comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin and Grant O&#8217;Rourke, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is out now in theaters through Sumerian Pictures. Learn more at his <a href="https://www.louispaxton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official website</a>.

Louis Paxton

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David Charles Rodrigues is a Greek-American-Brazilian filmmaker and equal rights activist. Rodrigues is a Sundance New Frontier and Doc lab fellow and his feature documentary debut, Gay Chorus Deep South, had its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and is in now in theaters through MTV Documentary Films. His work leverages art, music and cinematic narratives to trojan-horse challenging messages into people’s hearts and minds. Rodrigues’ short films and commercials have garnered over 1 billion views online and were featured at MOCA Los Angeles, MOCA Tei Pei, The San Jose New Media Biennial, Skirball Cultural Center, The Art Directors Club, Cannes Lions and Art Basel Miami.

David Charles Rodrigues

How a Video Store Became My Film School in ’90s Brazil

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