"Keeping it Reel" Creators & Guests

Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best-known for writing The New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Nate Parker is an actor and filmmaker.

Andre Royo is an American actor, producer, and writer, he is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. He's made other appearances on Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and the 2013 film The Spectacular Now.

Samira Denise Wiley is an American actress. She is best known for playing Poussey Washington in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and for playing Moira in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2018.

Melissa Ivy Rauch is an American actress, best known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Kevin Willmott is a film director, screenwriter, and professor of film at the University of Kansas. He is known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and Bunker Hill.

Forest Whitaker is an actor, producer, and director.

Lynn Whitfield is an actress and producer. She began her acting career in television and theatre, before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical drama film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).

Kim Fields is an actress and television director.

Keedron Bryant is a singer, known for his protest song, I Just Wanna Live.

Meagan Good is an actress.

Dawn Porter is a documentary filmmaker and director.

Amanda Seyfried is an American actress and singer known for her versatility in film and television. Born on December 3, 1985, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she first gained attention for her role in Mean Girls (2004) and the TV series Veronica Mars (2004-2006). Seyfried's breakout role came with the musical Mamma Mia! (2008), where she showcased her singing abilities, followed by critically acclaimed performances in Les Misérables (2012) and Mank (2020), the latter earning her an Academy Award nomination.

Kevin Sampson is an author, film maker, critic, writer, producer, publicist, and festival director. He launched Picture Lock PR to represent some of the many great independent films he sees on a regular basis.

David Dobkin is an American director, producer, and screenwriter best known for directing the films Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers, and The Judge.

Terry Crews is an American actor, comedian, activist, and former professional football. He gained fame for his comedic roles in films such as "White Chicks" and "The Expendables" series, and as Terry Jeffords on the hit TV show "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." Crews is a host on "America's Got Talent," and an advocate for various social issues, including his experiences with sexual harassment and his support for the #MeToo movement.

Anthony Ramos is an actor and singer.

Michelle Monaghan is an actress, best known for her starring roles in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor, Eagle Eye, Source Code, Pixels and Patriots Day.

Theodore Melfi is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He co-wrote, directed, and produced Hidden Figures, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.