A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic directors profiled are D.W. Griffith, Josef von Sternberg, Erich Von Stroheim, and Preston Sturges up until more current filmmakers like David Lynch, Robert Altman, and Martin Scorsese..
| Directing | Florence Dauman | Director |
| Directing | Dale Ann Stieber | Director |
| Writing | Michael Henry Wilson | Writer |
| Production | Kimberly Wrigh | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Stacey A. Foiles | Editor |
| Camera | Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steven Wacks | Director of Photography |
| Production | Florence Dauman | Producer |
| Writing | Todd McCarthy | Writer |
| Camera | Mead Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Florence Dauman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marc Gérard | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Peter S. Rosen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steve Baum | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Todd McClelland | Director of Photography |