KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Academy Award-Winning Director Known for "12 Years a Slave" & "Widows"

Award-Winning Actress & Director

Award-Winning Actress & Co-Founder of Bassett/Vance Productions

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

Former NFL Running Back; Golden Globe Nominated Actor Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Ballers"

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"