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TUESDAY
MAY 4, 2021
12:00 PM PT | 3:00 PM ET
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Join the Geena Davis Institute and TTIE (Think Tank for Inclusion & Equity) for the launch of this year's Behind the Scenes Report. This new report attempts to further understand the barriers that underrepresented writers continue to face, address how the pandemic has affected TV writers’ careers in the last year, and dive deeper into the process of creating more authentic and inclusive content.
We’ll talk to a panel of experts and provide substantive
recommendations to industry leaders as well as tools for underrepresented writers to be successful in their TV writing careers.
OPENING REMARKS
Geena Davis | Founder and Chair, GDIGM
Tawal Panyacosit Jr. | Co-Creator/Co-Executive Producer, Life After First Failure, Co-Founder, Think Tank for Inclusion & Equity
MODERATOR
Madeline Di Nonno | President & CEO, GDIGM
RESEARCH PRESENTATION
Romeo Perez | Senior Project Manager, Research and Insights, GDIGM
SPEAKERS
Melinda Hsu Taylor | Showrunner/Executive Producer, Nancy Drew on the CW
Steven Canals | Emmy®-nominated and Peabody Award-winning co-creator, executive producer, director and writer of FX’s groundbreaking drama series, POSE
Shireen Razack | Co-Executive Producer of New Amsterdam on NBC & Co-Founder and Co-Chair of TTIE
LaToya Morgan | Founder of TinkerToy Productions & Co-Creator of the upcoming HBO Max series Duster
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Founded by Academy Award winning actor Geena Davis in 2004, the Institute is the only research-based organization working within the entertainment industry to improve gender balance, reduce stereotyping, and create diverse female characters in entertainment and media targeting children 11 and under. For more information on our research tools, trainings and impact visit www.seejane.org.
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