Justin Monroe is deeply inspired by the beauty, brokenness, quirks and humor of the human condition. He has spent the last two decades striving to authentically capture that condition in songs or stories that inspire people to become more than they thought possible.

Both an artist and an entrepreneur, Justin began his creative ventures as a singer in a rock and roll band, touring across the country in a little van, and doing most of his own marketing and booking. After studying film in Oklahoma and Los Angeles, he is now the founder and president of the award-winning production company, Tandem Arts. Justin has directed, written, and produced numerous projects, both dramatic and comedic, since his filmmaking career began in 2005. His recent features include the award winning comedy The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, the 2016 thriller The Unraveling, and the surreal drama  Legume (recently penned). Magnifying Glass is Justin’s first feature-length documentary.

Justin resides in Pasadena, CA, with his wife and two children.

With more than 25 years of experience as a visual storyteller, Nicknair has shot music videos for music legends such as Snoop Dogg, Master P, The Temptations, New Edition and Tupac Shakur; he has worked in television on shows such as The Wonder Years and reality TV shows like Self Made and The Studio. He has shot several documentaries, including the Lucile Ball special Lucy in London, which screened at the Museum of Television in Beverly Hills; and he has shot interviews for hundreds of celebrities, including Jim Carrey, Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis, Javier Bardem, Robin Williams, Tony and Ridley Scott and George Lucas.

Narcissus Quagliata was born in Rome, Italy, in 1942, where he studied painting with the metaphysical painter Giorgio De Chirico. At the age of 19, Narcissus moved to the United States and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute. Soon after graduation, he began working in glass and continues to use it as his principle form of artistic expression. Currently residing in Mexico City, Quagliata’s recent monumental glass works, one built on Michelangelo’s last Roman basilica and another on a Taiwanese transportation station, underscore the multicultural issues inherent in the artist’s use of light and color.

Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. Resurrection began as a small community church in a funeral home, but now, with more than 20,000 members, it is one of the fastest-growing, most influential mainline Protestant churches in the United States. PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly identified Adam as one of their “Ten People to Watch.” In 2013, Adam was invited to deliver the sermon at the National Prayer Service in Washington’s National Cathedral as part of Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration.

Known for his ability to explain questions of faith in a down-to-earth way, Adam is the author of numerous widely selling books. But with the release of his provocative book Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today, the beloved pastor is now becoming known as someone who is challenging contemporary understandings the Bible.

Whatever your opinion of his faith may be, Adam Hamilton is an inspiring speaker and gifted leader. He brings an engaging and thought provoking presence to this story.