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Directives for creating authentic and inclusive content

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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Core Themes

Children's Media

Black Communities

People of Colour

People with Disabilities

Book Presentations and Workshops

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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

Core Themes: Facilitators Kelly Lynne Ashton, Kai Little-White and Jiro Okada

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

Black Communities: Facilitators Kelly Lynne Ashton and Jadiel Dowlin

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

People of Colour Communities: Facilitators Kelly Lynne Ashton, Rennata Lopez and Georgina Lopez

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

2SLGBTQIA+ Communities: Facilitators Kelly Lynne Ashton and Caitlin Langelier

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

People with Disabilities Communities: Facilitators Kelly Lynne Ashton and Sasha Boersma

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.

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