Diversity, Inclusion & Representation

Getting Started

 

Entertainment industries have classically under-represented minority groups. With lots of progress made in the last decades, diversity of identity as well as diversity of thought are essential considerations for present-day producers, writers and directors.

June 15, 2021

Missing and Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in Popular Global Movies

This landmark research on Muslim portrayals on screen from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative highlights the need for more nuanced stories. Recent violence against Muslims demonstrates dangerous biases on a global scale. While the causes of such violence are complex, mass media plays a worrying role in exacerbating negative stereotypes, especially when audiences have few real-world experiences with Muslim communities.
March 19, 2021

Black Representation in film and TV – The Challenges and Impact of Increasing Diversity by McKinsey

We wanted to understand the lived experience of Black professionals along the end-to-end journey of content production and distribution, from applying for an entry-level position or pitching new ideas to shooting on location and distributing a finished product. To shed light on the scale of the racial disparities and the potential economic opportunity in addressing them, we analyzed data and reviewed multiple research reports on thousands of films and TV shows.