roger ross williams is a film maker whose time appears to have come.d winning director of documentaries. the just released cassandra, starring top mexican actor gael garcia bernal, marked his debut as a feature filmmaker. it's based on the true story of this man, a gay wrestler from el paso, who confronted homophobia and machismo in the mexican wrestling circuit to emerge a true hero. i was so, so inspired by the real life cassandro. ijust was blown away by not only his energy, his charisma, his powerful, positive story, though we need more positive stories about people in the lgbtq+ community. roger ross williams has long been moved by individuals not in the mainstream who triumph. his 2009 short film, music by prudence, the story of a young zimbabwean singer songwriter who prevailed despite her disabilities, brought him an academy award, making him the first african—american director to win an oscar. the doctor says, let me explain what autism is. he was also 0scar nominated in 2017 for life, animated a film looking at a young man with autism who fin