The upcoming Max series features Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani as mentors.
Lights, camera, activism!
Now,Issa Raeand her production company HOORAE are at the helm.

Issa Rae, Meko Winbush, Kumail Nanjiani and Gina Prince-Bythewood star in ‘Project Greenlight’.hbo max
The film in question?
A Max original calledGray Matter, which streams the same day asProject Greenlight.
Meko Winbush, who spoiler alert!

Gray Matter.hbo max
wins this season, made her directing debut with the sci-fi thriller.
The script was penned by Phil Gelatt.Gray Mattercenters on a superhuman mother-daughter duo named Ayla and Aurora.
“I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude,” Winbush tells EW exclusively.
Having Issa Rae, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Kumail Nanjiani in my corner as my mentors was priceless.
See the trailer forProject Greenlightabove andGray Matterbelow.
Both stream on Max July 13.