Goal of the Study
The Black Screen Office’s (BSO’s) vision is to provide Directives to everyone in the film, television and interactive digital media industries to help them commission, create and assess authentic content. The Directives, which come from the community of underrepresented members of the industry and general public who were consulted as part of the research, are a tool meant for the industry to use to educate themselves, develop strategies for change, and enact real, systemic and long-lasting transformation.
All our reports are available online for everyone to read, consider and activate. For a more hands on approach to build your capacity to tackle inequities and create sustainable solutions, take a look at our fee-for-service training and initiatives at the BSO Action & Research Centre.
How to use Being Seen
Please download the Core Themes Report and each of the community reports on Black, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+ and People with Disabilities and the Children’s Media Report. Below each report are standalone Directives which can be downloaded for easy circulation within your networks. Below the reports are video interviews with creators who share their experiences with creating authentic content. Stay tuned as additional resources will be added.
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Book Presentations and Workshops
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Quicklinks
Being Seen Videos
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR WRITING ENGAGEMENT PLANS
TV Shows Committed to Creating Authentic
and Inclusive Content
Presentations and Workshop
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 22, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 23, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 24, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 25, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 26, 2022
Facilitators
April 12, 2022
Moderator
Shant Joshi, Producer, Fae Pictures
Panelists
Kelly Lynne Ashton, Lead Researcher, ‘Being Seen’
Rabiya Mansoor, Screenwriter and Producer
Leonard Chan, Screenwriter and Actor
Hoda Elatawi, Producer, GAPC Entertainment
Luisa Alvarez Restropo, Project Manager, Warner Media Access Canada
Black Screen Office and BIPOC TV and Film present a virtual panel discussion to launch the Being Seen’s People of Colour Communities Report, which will highlight the concerns and challenges to authentic and inclusive content for People of Colour Communities.