1. A media display system for customizing a slideshow comprising a plurality of images depicting individuals, comprising: at least one computing device; a media manager executable in the at least one computing device, the media manager configured to receive the plurality of images; a media editor executable in the at least one computing device, the media editor configured to analyze the plurality of images, wherein the media editor comprises: a user preference module for analyzing facial regions in the plurality of images; a user interface generator executable in the at least one computing device, the user interface generator for displaying the slideshow and receiving a pre-defined pattern drawn on at least one of the depicted individuals in a current image of the slideshow for specifying an action and for selecting one or more individuals in the current image; wherein the media editor is configured to generate an action list according to the specified action and the selection of one or more individuals, wherein the media manager is further configured to dynamically customize the slideshow according to the action list during playback of the slideshow, wherein customizing the slideshow comprises applying the specified action to images subsequent to the current image, wherein the specified action comprises one of: including only images comprising at least one of the one or more specified individuals during playback of the slideshow; and excluding only images comprising at least one of the one or more specified individuals during playback of the slideshow.