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Closing Out Summer With New Connections
TTIE welcomed community members to its Summer Social this month to reconnect; build new relationships; and remember not just our shared work, but our shared humanity. We know how important it is to gather and support one another in this industry, especially when it feels tougher than ever. This afternoon was a welcome…
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TTIE Community Members Give Back
As a community-based organization, TTIE would be nothing without its members — without our community. In fact, community is one of our main organizing principles and values. For us: Community is power. Community is service. Community is support. Community is what we make of it. And in times of struggle and in times of…
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What the Success of "Sinners" Means for the Future of Storytelling
The incredible box office (and streaming) success of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners proves that audiences want original ideas from historically excluded storytellers — and that they’re willing to pay for them. Sinners (Warner Bros.) “What is impressing everyone is how deeply the movie is connecting and bringing audiences back for…
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Hollywood's Urgent Responsibility to Tell More Authentic Stories
From one of TTIE’s own, Angela Harvey, on the importance of authentic storytelling and the power creatives have to shape not just culture, but also hearts and minds: “In America, particularly in Hollywood and in the news, we have under- and misrepresented most people for the better part of a century, to disastrous…
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Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month
Remember the first time you felt truly seen on TV or film? It’s a wonderful feeling. Validation. Confirmation. Community. For many of us from historically excluded communities, that first time seeing someone who looks like us, who speaks like us, feels like us, and moves through the world like us is a watershed moment. A…
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Happy to be Here, Ready to Meet!
Hi everyone! If you'd like to learn a bit about TTIE, our values, and how we hope to build community and engage with our industry, our latest newsletter is a great place to start. Its titled Resilience Through Community. Check it out and let us know if it resonates!
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#WriteInclusion Factsheets: Tips for Accurate Representation
The stories and characters TV writers create impact popular culture narratives, entertain audiences, and change minds. That’s why TTIE has partnered with a number of social justice researchers and organizations to produce #WriteInclusion Factsheets: Tips for Authentic Representation. While these factsheets could never…
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Writing about Migrants: TTIE's #WriteInclusion Factsheet
TTIE has partnered with a number of social justice researchers and organizations to produce #WriteInclusion Factsheets: Tips for Authentic Representation. The #WriteInclusion Factsheet: Tips for Accurate Representation of Migrants explores topics related to people who move from one country or place to another, including…