PANELIST:

Justine Ciarrocchi

Producer

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"I think she’s always grappled with the idea of wondering where she belongs and where home is, and has experienced, like all of us, isolation. She identified with Lynsey immediately." Read More Here

PANELIST:

Mario Martone

Co-Writer/Director

Ippolita Di Majo

Co-Writer

MODERATOR: Jill Goldsmith

"Maybe you can think of it as a mobster story ... but that is just one level of the story." Read More Here

PANELIST:

S.S. Rajamouli

Co-Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Dade Hayes

"The biggest inspiration for me is Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. ... The way he enhances the drama before the action is a big influence on me.” Read More Here

PANELIST:

Zoe Kazan

Actor

MODERATOR: Valerie Complex

"The most powerful part of the film to me is that it shows how people who are not coming from a super-powerful position can make a difference.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Reginald Hudlin

Director

MODERATOR: Jill Goldsmith

"Honestly, there’s always a slight period of mourning after you finish a movie like this over the things you weren’t able to put in." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Scott Franklin

Producer

Tobias Lindholm

Director

MODERATOR: Mike Fleming Jr.

"It’s always interesting to me that these systems we’ve built that should be making our lives easier turn against us.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Chinonye Chukwu

Writer/Director

Danielle Deadwyler

Actor

John Douglas Thompson

Actor

MODERATOR: Valerie Complex

"Everything about this film was rooted in community care, in the same way that Mamie Till did. … It wasn’t about hiding away." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Noah Baumbach

Writer/Director/
Producer

David Heyman

Producer

Adam Driver

Actor

Greta Gerwig

Actor

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"I was like, ‘All I’ve done is eat ice cream standing in front of the fridge, and you’ve written an amazing script.’" Read More Here