An olive-skinned, bald person with a short salt-and-pepper beard, wears a black T-shirt. They face the camera with a calm, direct expression, arms folded, showing tattooed forearms against a neutral light background.
Jules Rosskam
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Director & Producer
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Jules Rosskam (he/him) is an award-winning filmmaker and educator. He is a 2026 USA Artist Fellow, a 2026 Chicken & Egg Awardee, and a 2021 Creative Capital Awardee whose work explores ethics, embodiment, and the relationship between form and politics. His most recent film, Desire Lines (2024), won the NEXT Special Jury Award at Sundance and the Silver Alexander Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, among several other jury awards. His work has shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Art Boston, the British Film Institute, Arsenal Berlin, Anthology Film Archives, Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Gene Siskel Film Center, Sundance, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Provincetown International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and dozens of LGBTQ film festivals worldwide. He is also the director of the award-winning films Dance, Dance, Evolution (2019), Paternal Rites (2018), Something to Cry About (2018), Thick Relations (2012), Against a Trans Narrative (2009), and Transparent (2005).

Jules' CEA project is Study & Struggle.

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The director Minji Ma is facing forward with a slight smile against a white background. They have black hair and a round Asian face with a short haircut. They also have very light skin tones. They have multiple piercings on their ears. They are wearing a gray shirt tucked into black slacks, accessorized with a belt.
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