Charlene Regester is associate professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies and affiliate faculty with the Global Cinema Minor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cynthia Baron is professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University. Ellen C. Scott is associate professor in the School of Theater, Film, and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. Terri Simone Francis is associate professor of cinematic arts at the University of Miami. Robin G. Vander is associate professor in the Department of English at Xavier University of Louisiana.