LAWRENCE SHER
Oct. 9 | 7 p.m. | DMAC Screening Room

A-list cinematographer Sher (Joker, The Hangover) is the force behind ShotDeck. The Oscar nominee is now working on Joker: Folie à Deux.

NATASHA LYONNE
Oct. 10-11 | Distinguished Visiting Artist

The star of such acclaimed shows as Orange Is the New Black, Russian Doll and Poker Face will spend two days on campus mentoring students.

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
Oct. 12 | 7 p.m. | Zoom

The Oscar-nominated star of Crazy Heart recently made a sensation with her directing debut The Lost Daughter.

HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS
Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | Folino Theater

One of the top composers in the business, Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Martian) is putting on a show! Join him for a unique presentation that showcases his film music-making process.

BILLY RAY
Oct. 23-24 | Distinguished Visiting Artist

Ray, who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, as well as The Hunger Games and Shattered Glass, shares his writing and directing knowledge with students for two days.

JUDD APATOW
Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. | Folino Theater

Hollywood’s king of comedy is the writer-director-producer behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Freaks and Geeks.

RICK CARTER
Nov. 8 | 5 p.m. | DMAC Screening Room

Steven Spielberg’s production designer has nabbed Oscars for Lincoln and Avatar.  His other credits include Jurassic Park and Forrest Gump.

EDWARD BURNS
Nov. 14 | 7 p.m. | DMAC Screening Room

Actor-filmmaker Burns is best known for Saving Private Ryan. His other credits include The Brothers McMullen, She’s the One and Sidewalks of New York.

ARI EMANUEL
Nov. 15 | 11 a.m. | Folino Theater

Arguably the most powerful man in Hollywood, Emanuel is the founder of the multi-billion-dollar Endeavor, parent of the WME Agency, and the inspiration for Entourage‘s Ari Gold.

EMERALD FENNELL
Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | Folino Theater

This versatile actress-writer-director-producer won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Promising Young Woman. She was recently seen in Barbie and has a new film coming out, which she wrote, directed and produced: Saltburn.

OLIVER STONE
TBA | Folino Theater

The three-time Oscar winner has written and directed such classics as Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July and JFK.