

Her films – Imelda, Motherland, and A Thousand Cuts, among others – have been screened and won awards at Sundance, Berlin, Busan, HotDocs, IDFA, and many other top-tier film festivals. Diaz is a Peabody, Gotham, IDA, and Emmy award-winning Asian American filmmaker best known for her character-driven documentaries that combine a profound appreciation for cinematic aesthetics and potent storytelling. He’s the host and executive producer of CNN’s United Shades of America and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book, co-written with Kate Schatz.

Kamau Bell is a comedian and director and executive producer of the Showtime documentary, We Need To Talk About Cosby. In 2023, Matlin will make her directorial debut for Sony’s Accused on Fox. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she also starred in the Tony Award-nominated revival of Spring Awakening. Her 35-year career includes CODA, which broke records at Sundance and went on to win the SAG Award for Best Ensemble and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Marlee Matlin ’s first film, Children of a Lesser God, garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her debut feature, It Felt Like Love (2013), premiered at Sundance in NEXT and was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Dramatic category at Sundance the year of her second feature, Beach Rats (NEON, 2017).

Hittman received the Directing Award in the U.S.

premiere at Sundance, where it won a special jury prize. Her latest film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Focus Features, 2020), had its U.S. His television credits include HBO’s Euphoria and TV adaptation of Irma Vep.Įliza Hittman is an award-winning filmmaker. Jeremy co-wrote A24’s critically-acclaimed feature Zola alongside director Janicza Bravo, which won two 2022 Independent Spirit Awards. His play Daddy opened to great acclaim at the Almeida Theatre in London in March 2022, and in Japan at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and Cool Japan Park Osaka. Harris is the playwright and creator of the most Tony-nominated Broadway play ever, Slave Play.
