Mary Ellen Scherl: Art with Backstories
After a 17-year career as an Art Director at two premier advertising agencies, MARY ELLEN SCHERL transitioned from commercial art to fine art — sculpture, painting, installation photography, writing, and most recently filmmaking.
Read More
Alan Zweibel Knows Funny
An original “Saturday Night Live” writer, ALAN ZWEIBEL has won five Emmy Awards for his work in television, which also includes “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” (which he co-created and produced), “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Read More
Daniel Robbins: Filmmaker
DANIEL ROBBINS is a filmmaker best known for the 2018 horror film “Pledge” and the 2024 comedy “Bad Shabbos,” which won the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Read More
Lawrence Wright: “Mr. Texas” +
LAWRENCE WRIGHT is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. He received a Pulitzer Prize for “The Looming Tower.” His latest novel is called “Mr. Texas.”
Read More
Storytellers David Modigliani + Willa Kaufman
In June 2024, DAVID MODIGLIANI and his co-producers, STANLEY TUCCI and WILLA KAUFMAN, released the Tribecca-winning podcast, “PACK ONE BAG,” about his family’s experiences and escape from Italy during the rise of fascism and Benito Mussolini.
Read More