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Olivier Guez, born in Strasbourg in 1974, is a French writer and journalist. He has contributed to Le Monde, The New York Times, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He is the author of La scomparsa di Josef Mengele, winner of the Prix Renaudot.

Ira Sachs, born in Memphis in 1965, is an American film director and screenwriter. His independent films include Forty Shades of Blue, Love Is Strange, Little Men, and Passages.

Colum McCann, born in Dublin in 1965, is a writer and journalist. He has published novels and short stories including This Side of Brightness, Dancer, Zoli, and Let the Great World Spin, winner of the National Book Award.

Stuart Klawans is an American film critic and essayist. He was a long-time contributor to The Nation and writes for publications such as The New York Times, Film Comment, and Sight & Sound.