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Cornelia Sharpe was born on 18 October 1943 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for Serpico (1973), The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) and The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002). She was previously married to Martin Bregman and Joseph Gallison.

Lillian Lehman was born on 12 February 1947 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Body of Evidence (1993), Defending Your Life (1991) and Spectres (2004). She was previously married to John Amos.

Jesica Ahlberg was born on 28 September 1989 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for Self/less (2015), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) and General Hospital (1963).

Deldric Dunning was born on 12 May 1986 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Beauty in Black (2024), The Oval (2019) and Whatever It Takes (2023).

Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm-Garciaparra (born March 17, 1972) is a retired American professional association football player and two time olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup winner. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm held the record for international goals, more than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer. until 2013 when fellow American Abby Wambach scored her 159th goal to break the record and Christine Sinclair of Canada past her in August 2016. Hamm is also the third most capped female player in soccer history behind Kristine Lilly and Christie Rampone, appearing in 275 international matches. She also holds the national team record for most career assists with 144.

Gregg was born in Selma, Alabama, but lived most of his childhood in Henderson, Kentucky, which he considers his hometown. While attending Henderson County High School, he wrote plays, acted in school productions, co-founded a theater company that produced plays for children, came in second in a state-wide speech and drama competition for high school students, and played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons. After many years of dreaming of attending the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, financial realities set in and lead him, instead, to Western Kentucky University. In his freshman year, he participated in numerous theatre productions and won the theatre and dance department's most prestigious award. Feeling unchallenged, he changed course after just one year of college and, in 1985, joined the Army, attending the Department of Defense Defense language Institute to study Persian-Farsi and graduating from Army Survival School. He was stationed with a Special Forces group as an Intelligence specialist. After four years, he was honorably discharged with enough resources to attend film school. He moved to Orlando, Florida and went to film school at Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida. He worked as a set dresser and prop man on features and TV shows in Orlando and Los Angeles for 10 years before producing The Blair Witch Project, which established the "found footage" or "cinema scarité" as a popular film genre. As of 2013, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

Candace Washington, LMSW (she/her), is the Founder and CEO of Restorative Minds Therapeutic and Wellness Services in Bowie, Maryland. She is an Author, Board-Certified Licensed Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Production Therapist for television and film. She graduated from Bowie State University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and Howard University with a master's degree in social work. With more than ten years of experience, she specializes in providing mental health services through advocacy, consulting, education, and clinical support.

Candace is multifaceted. As a storyteller in literature, a lover of film and television, and a therapist, her interest in the arts and her desire to see people have fulfilling lives have intersected, as she believes that what we see and hear may be therapeutic and that music and film is a healing source. She has garnered notoriety as an in-demand licensed mental health professional and speaker, and she frequently speaks about faith, mental health, and her message of hope and restoration.

As a Production Therapist, she's had the opportunity to work on several projects, bringing her mastery of mental health education to assist productions in establishing wellness on-set and one-on-one with cast and crew to build mental fortitude and strategies for their well-being. She also spearheads mental health initiatives at the nexus of film and mental health, providing social impact within the community to eradicate the stigma associated with mental health.

Candace facilitates prominent mental health dialogues on Howard and Yale University campuses. She has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Mental Health Professionals by the Boris L. Henson Foundation, founded by Taraji P. Henson, a featured speaker at The Essence Film Festival, and one of Upscale Magazine's Top 40 Under 40.

Billy Brewster is an American guitarist, singer, producer, music supervisor and songwriter. Brewster is one of the founding members of the Rock Bands Wrath, High Voltage and Doubting Tomas.

Brewster has performed with members of Black Sabbath, DIO, Judas Priest, Journey, Cheap Trick, Ozzy, Megadeath, Steve Vai, Warren Haynes, KISS, Motely Crüe, Whitesnake, Extreme and Tesla on a variety of iconic stages including Whisky a Go Go, The Viper Room and Lucky Strike in Los Angeles, House of Blues in Las Vegas and Exit/In and Mercy Lounge in Nashville.

Brewster leads the band Doubting Tomas, whose fifth album, Ruins, will be released early in 2024. The album's lead single, "Stop Bitching Around", was produced by the iconic Eddie Kramer and features Brewster on lead guitar, Alex VanTrue on vocals and Jeff Rose on drums. The song has received positive reviews from many sources including world-renowned songwriter Desmond Child during a Nashville songwriting session. Desmond Child commented "the song should be on a Quentin Tarantino film today."

Brewster co-wrote the unreleased song "Daddy's Little Girl" with David Crosby, Jack Tempchin and Louise Goffin in 2015.

Brewster was the music supervisor on the 2021 film Rock Camp: The Movie working with Producers Kim Furst and Doug Blush and creator David Fishof.

Brewster worked with Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain and legendary producer David Kalmusky at his Addiction Sounds Studios in Nashville to create a new version of Journey's song "I'll Be Alright Without You" in 2019.

David Hertz was born on 16 April 1905 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He was a writer, known for Love Crazy (1941), History Is Made at Night (1937) and Pilot #5 (1943). He was married to Margaret K. Reid. He died on 5 May 1948 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Eugene 'Bull' Connor was born on 11 July 1897 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He died on 10 March 1973 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Frank White was born on 18 September 1886 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for A Man's Duty (1919) and The Law of Nature (1917). He was married to Alma Louise Simmons. He died on 26 February 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Samm Brown is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He graduated college in 2019 and started his career in film. In 2020, Samm was on the set of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things as a background actor when the COVID lock down reached his area. Though his dreams took a pause, he continued to grow his experience in marketing, public relations, and content creation until he was able to get back on set in 2021. Now he is the co-host and co-producer of Enhance Podcast, owner and co-founder of Enhance Productions, and has as small following on TikTok where you can find him as thesammwitch/sammedifyoudo. He is most known for his involvement in the Alabama film industry and association with the Lionsgate PIC, a coalition formed to mentor the next generation of diverse filmmakers.

Samm is passionate about making the southern states of the USA more diverse and eco-friendly places to live. He believes in the right to live and let live and hopes to contribute to a more progressive and equal society. In his career, he hopes to build more inclusive and easily accessible creative and entrepreneurial industries. Through his company, Enhance Productions, he offers production, marketing, and administrative services to small businesses, brands, and creators.

David Daniel Cohen was born on 12 March 1872 in Selma, Alabama, USA. David Daniel was a writer, known for The Master Mind (1914) and The Master Mind (1920). David Daniel died on 13 November 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Leeman Parker was born on 25 September 1984 in Selma, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for What Went Down (2014), Special Feature (2018) and The Understudies (2020). He died on 5 June 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Cid Edwards was born on 10 October 1943 in Selma, Alabama, USA.

Michael Dimitri was born on 28 January 1952 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Incognito (1997) and London's Burning (1988). He was married to Eithne Ryan. He died on 12 October 2022 in Eureka Springs. Arkansas, USA.

Edgar Evans Cayce Jr. was born on 9 February 1918 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He died on 15 February 2013 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

Henry Langstraat was born in 1975 in Selma, California, USA. Henry is a producer and production manager, known for Master of None (2015), Mozart in the Jungle (2014) and A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014). Henry has been married to Mahesha Anderson since 2013. They have one child. Henry was previously married to Roxanne Woody.

J.L. Chestnut was born on 16 December 1930 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He was married to Vivian Chestnut. He died on 30 September 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

T.J. Jemison was born on 1 August 1918 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He died on 15 November 2013 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Byron Purvis was born on 23 April 1976 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Dominion (2015), Paranoid (2000) and Fun with Lesley (2008).

Kathryn Tucker Windham was born on 2 June 1918 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She died on 12 June 2011 in Selma, Alabama, USA.

Earl Ebbe was born on 16 October 1891 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935). He died on 7 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Eunice Johnson was born on 4 April 1916 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She was married to John H. Johnson. She died on 3 January 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Terry F. Culpepper was born on 15 December 1949 in Selma, Alabama, USA. Terry F. was a writer, known for A Single Rose (2003). Terry F. died on 12 December 2020 in New Jersey, USA.