@tessamaethompson wants Hollywood to reconsider the kinds of stories it’s willing to tell. Conversations about diversity very rarely consider “diversity of idea, thought, or presentation,” she tells @laurenmichelejackson in our August 2022 cover story. “And for me, it’s not enough that we get to exist in frames.” With a thriving production company, @vivamaude, plus forthcoming adaptations of Luster and The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Thompson is challenging what “inclusive” and “inventive” mean in the film industry. Read more about our August cover star at the link in bio. — August 2022 Issue (on sale July 26) Photographer: @collierschorrstudio Stylist: @samiranasr Creative Director: @lauragenninger Hair: @lacyredway Makeup: @romyglow Manicure: @ginaedwards_ Production: Eric Jacobson at @henstoothproductions Set Design: @itsmeiansaltersworld Story by: @laurenmichelejackson Entertainment Director: @angcutt #TessaThompson wears @giorgioarmani and @bulgari.