GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE
Four years after her documentary
Blackfish spurred SeaWorld to phase out its controversial orca whale shows, Cowperthwaite is making her narrative feature debut with Megan Leavey (in theaters June 9). The true story stars Kate Mara as Leavey, a Marine corporal who completed more than 100 missions and saved many lives in Iraq with her aggressive combat dog, Rex.