Shedding light on the importance of representation in film with ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’
Shedding light on the importance of representation in film with ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ Courtesy of / Ashley Eakin The “Nothing About Us Without Us” series tells the stories of marginalized individuals, shedding light on the importance of promoting diversity both on and behind the camera. By Irene Madrigal | March 9, 2021, 1:13 AM
In recent years, there has been conversation and controversy about which voices are being prioritized in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. The film series “Nothing About Us Without Us” looks to celebrate and dissect representation as it appears in everyday life. Each of the seven shorts allows the audience to view the world from underrepresented individuals’ perspectives and to understand what it means to be viewed differently by those around them.
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