Barry Alexander Brown
Director
Barry Alexander Brown is an English born-American film director, writer and editor. As an editor, Brown is widely known for memorable collaborations with director Spike Lee, editing some of Lee’s most renowned films including “Do the Right Thing,” “Malcolm X,” “He Got Game,” “25th Hour,” “Inside Man” and "BlackKklansman" for which he received an Oscar nomination. As a film director, Brown co-directed the documentary film “The War at Home,” which was also nominated for an Academy Award® for Documentary Feature, making Brown one of the youngest nominees for the category. Some of Brown’s other directing credits include “The Who’s Tommy, the Amazing Journey” - a documentary film about The Who’s Tommy album, the feature film “Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control,” starring Bronson Pinchot and "Son of the South" which received numerous festival prizes and critical acclaim. Brown has also edited music videos for Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Public Enemy and Arrested Development. As a writer, his first novel "Wind" has just been published in France and will be released later in 2025 in the United States.
Edward
Norton
Narrator
Edward Norton is an American actor, director, and producer, known for his performances in "Primal Fear", "American History X", "Fight Club", "The Incredible Hulk", "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "Birdman", and "A Complete Unknown". He has received four Academy Award nominations for his roles in "Primal Fear", "American History X" , "Birdman", and "A Complete Unknown", along with numerous international accolades.
Norton is also a dedicated environmental and social activist. He serves as the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity and chairs the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Enterprise, an organization focused on lifting families out of poverty through affordable housing and community development.
Valter
Longo
Expert
Valter Longo is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist. He is a Professor of Biogerontology and the Director of the Longevity Institute at USC (University of Southern California) – Davis School of Gerontology in Los Angeles. An internationally recognized expert in longevity and age-related diseases, his research focuses on nutrition, genetics, and aging, conducted across institutions in the US, Italy, and Europe. In 2018, he was named one of the 50 most influential people in healthcare by TIME magazine. He is the founder of the non-profit organizations Create Cures Foundation in the US and the Valter Longo Foundation in Italy. Both foundations provide lifestyle education and nutritional assistance to children and adults to optimize healthy longevity, as well as integrative therapy for individuals suffering from serious conditions, at a lower or no cost for those who cannot afford treatment.
Chiara
Tilesi
Producer
Chiara Tilesi is an Italian-American director, screenwriter, activist, and producer. Her work focuses on social issues, particularly women’s stories. Her filmography includes projects such as the Academy Award–nominated film "Tell It Like a Woman", "All the Invisible Children", and the TV series "One of Us", among others. Tilesi is also the founder of We Do It Together, a non-profit organization that produces media content aimed at transforming the narrative around women—shifting the narratives from objects to subjects.
With Contributions From Experts
Roy Walford