“I don't know, my parents were pretty open about a lot of things, especially my mom. And any kind of little crazy thing I was into, she was very supportive of. You know, whether it was BMX bike racing or being in the Boy Scouts or surfing or anything else, she always seemed to sort of support it.”

Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director

Rick Famuyiwa is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is known for films such as The Wood, Brown Sugar, and Dope, and for his work on The Mandalorian. His films have drawn award recognition, including a 2008 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Talk to Me. On television, he directed six episodes of The Mandalorian and served as an executive producer for its third season.