Callie Khouri is the Oscar Award-winning screenwriter of THELMA & LOUISE and the creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed drama, NASHVILLE. She wrote and directed the feature film DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD. Callie also directed the full-length feature MAD MONEY and the movie PATSY & LORETTA for Lifetime Network. She is currently preparing to direct the feature film CAKE for Roadside Attractions. Callie currently has several series projects in development SOUTHERN POP with iamOTHER, a DIVINE SECRETS for tv with Village Roadshow, and she is currently developing stage musical versions of THELMA & LOUISE and NASHVILLE. . She also serves as a Trustee on the board of Fisk University in Nashville, TN.