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Murillo Campos

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Murillo Campos is a Brazilian filmmaker born in São Paulo, with a journey shaped by multicultural experiences and a deep connection to stories that explore the human side of relationships. A graduate of Cambridge AICE Psychology, Murillo blends his understanding of the human mind with a sensitive approach to cinematic storytelling. As the author of "Os Contos de Carpas, Aguadeiros e Alacraus", a work that showcases his ability to create rich, emotionally charged worlds, Murillo has found in film a platform to expand his artistic reach. His life experiences in the United States have enriched his global perspective, enabling him to connect with diverse audiences through stories that bridge the intimate and the universal. With "Anchorless" ("À Beira do Cais"), Murillo brings to the screen a deeply personal story inspired by his own experiences, delving into the complexities of love, youth, and personal growth. Influenced by independent productions, especially those from A24, he strives to create works that are visually striking and emotionally resonant. This marks the beginning of a promising career as one of contemporary cinema's emerging voices.
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Doug Vickers

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Doug Vickers has been a proud ensemble member at A Red Orchid Theatre since 2001. He has appeared in Killing Game, An Evening at the Talk House, Accidentally Like a Martyr, The Nether, The Mutilated, Simpatico, Louis Slotin Sonata, The Mandrake, Fatboy, The Meek, Hunger and Thirst, Four Murders, Eric Larue, The Grey Zone, George Dandin, The Treatment, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Over the years at A Red Orchid, he has also worked in administrative capacities in the areas of grant writing and production. He has appeared on The Bear (2023)
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Alipate Aloisio Leone

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Alipate Aloisio Leone, better known by his ring name Tama Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand as a member of The Bloodline. He is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku. From 2010 to 2024 he was in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a founding member of Bullet Club alongside Bad Luck Fale, Karl Anderson and Prince Devitt. He was also a founding member of Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D.) alongside his brother Tanga Loa. The Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championship seven times, the 2020 edition of the World Tag League tournament and, due to the collaboration between NJPW and Ring of Honor, the ROH World Tag Team Championship. As a singles wrestler, Tonga held the NEVER Openweight Championship four times. He has also worked with NJPW's partner promotion in Mexico, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice. On the April 12, 2024 edition of SmackDown, Tonga made his WWE debut as a member of the Bloodline.
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Tammareddy Bharadwaja

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Tammreddy Bharadwaja is an Indian film producer and director. He is one of the successful Telugu film producers. He is the son of veteran producer Tammareddy Krishna Murthy. Tammareddy did his schooling in Wesley High School, Secunderabad. He later did his B.E. in the College of Engineering, Osmania University. He pursued a career as a Civil Engineer in Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department and also had a brief stint at Hyderabad municipal corporation. He then stepped into film industry in 1979 as a producer and director.
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Shincy Lu

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Shincy Lu, an independent videographer, obtained a master's degree from the University of California, Luoshugi Branch, and a graduate degree from the University of Western Television. He is the director of Mike Medavoy's production company Phoenix Pictures, British independent film company Altitude Films and Hanway Films, and other production partners. The works have been exhibited in various countries around the world, such as Bailin Radio Film Festival, Multi-National Radio Film Festival, Beautiful National Radio Society Film Festival, Hainan Island National Radio Film Festival, Luxury Short Film Film Festival, Music Festival Music Festival, etc. Name 并获奖. The current homeroom teacher is a member of Monday Pictures LLC and a member of Yoichi Furnace Pictures Industry (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
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Flávia Moraes

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Flavia Moraes is a film director, editor, producer, digital disruptor andinovator for brands and organizations in Brazil and abroad. For more than 21 years as the head of FilmPlanet (the company she created and had an impressive path through the National and International market of production within the operations of São Paulo, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and Rio) she brought together the ideas, clients and talent to produce and direct more than three thousand commercials, films, TV series and concerts. Her work was seen by millions of people and involves major brands like Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Budweiser, Universal, TNT and Rock’nRio. She was one of the first Brazilian directors to join the Director’s Guild of America (D.G.A.) and has been honored with Cannes Lions, Clio, LIA, FIAPand other global awards. In 2012 she was recruited by RBSGroup/GloboTV as their Head of Innovation to lead its transformation from a traditional communication culture into a future-focused media company. She spearheaded an extensive worldwide study, “The Communication (R)evolution,” thatsynthesized insights and ideas about technology, communication and entertainment. This project culminated in a TEDx presentation. While at RBS, she also led the creation and launch of OCTO, an experimental and forward-thinking multimedia channel that melds new technology, social trends and traditional media. Currently based in Los Angeles, Flavia is exploring new projects and partnerships.
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Krista Marchand

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Born in Toronto, raised outside of Halifax and in Ottawa, and formally trained as an actor at Vancouver Film School, Krista has called each end of Canada home. Krista is a Canadian film, TV, and stage actress with a passion for creating - both in-front of the camera and onstage, as well as through innovative content and programs-creation for artists. Since becoming a mom in 2013, Krista can be seen in Nikita, Gangland Undercover, and Hemlock Grove shot in Toronto, The Psycho She Met Online , Mommy's Little Angel, and The Queen of Spades shot in Ottawa, and Canadian Detective, Mean Queen, Radio Silence, and Deadly Secrets out of Montreal. Dedicated to living fully as an artist, Krista has been developing a platform to help guide and direct actors to live wildly fulfilling lives and careers which is set to launch late summer 2019.
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Justin Kuritzkes

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Justin Kuritzkes (born May 5, 1990) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter best known for writing the scripts for two of Luca Guadagnino's films, Challengers and Queer. He has also been the subject of media coverage because of his activities on YouTube, such as the 2011 video "Potion Seller". Kuritzkes was born into a Jewish family and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father is a gastroenterologist, and his mother practises real estate law. In 2008, Kuritzkes graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. Kuritzkes attended Brown University, where he studied philosophy and literary arts. At Brown, Kuritzkes studied with playwrights Gregory Moss, Lisa D'Amour, and Erik Ehn, participated in a Production Workshop, and was involved in local protests affiliated with the Occupy movement. Kuritzkes graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012. Kuritzkes's one-act play An Autobiography of my Brother, first written for the 2008 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival, was among the works honoured at the 2010 Young Playwrights Competition. Beginning at Brown University, Kuritzkes uploaded videos recorded using the Photo Booth application to YouTube. The most famous of these videos, Potion Seller, went viral online and inspired parodies in publications including The New Yorker. Kuritzkes received a MacDowell Fellowship in both 2012 and 2016. In 2016, his play The Sensuality Party toured the university circuit of New York state. He released the novel Famous People in 2019. In 2021, Kuritzkes's spec script Challengers was featured in the annual edition of The Black List, which was then adapted into a feature film by Luca Guadagnino. Ahead of the film's release, he was named one of the top 10 screenwriters to watch in 2023 by Variety. He also adapted William S. Burroughs' 1985 novel Queer for a film directed by Guadagnino. In April 2024, Variety reported that Kuritzkes would write the screen adaptation of the Don Winslow novel City on Fire, set to star Austin Butler. In June 2024, he was announced to be developing an untitled film with Jude Law, reportedly inspired by the works of Mike Nichols. In November 2024, it was announced he had penned a feature film based on the DC character Sgt. Rock, which would reunite him with Queer collaborators Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig. Kuritzkes has been married to filmmaker Celine Song since June 11, 2016. They live together in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Kuritzkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Sylvia Lewis

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sylvia Lewis (born April 22, 1931) is an American actress, dancer and choreographer. Lewis began her film career in Singin' in the Rain and Red Garters as a dancer, then in Drums of Tahiti as an actress. Later she added choreography on her list of credits, which began while she was a regular featured character on the ABC television series Where's Raymond?, in which she played the dance partner, Sylvia, of series star Ray Bolger. In the second season, the program was renamed The Ray Bolger Show. Lewis has choreographed many television shows since the 1950s, including Who's the Boss? and Married... with Children. She has made guest appearances on shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Beverly Hillbillies and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., plus had a stage career on both coasts.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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