Film and television are the most important tools in fostering change, but they can also be part of the problem. If I asked you to name me a TV show about police officers you probably wouldn't have a hard time coming up with one. In the chaotic world, the depictions of these officers and the storylines they follow have an incredible influence over the people watching the stories. Enter The Color of Change, an initiative that studied all the cop shows on the air from 2017-2018, to see how these shows may have normalized the injustice we see on the world today. They also studied who's writing these stories in general. Some of the overarching findings are both shocking and disheartening. "There were 275 writers, 27 showrunners and 42 creators who were credited for the 26 series examined in the 2017–2018 season. And 81% of showrunners (21 of 26 series) were white men. Only 37% of writers across the genre were women; just 11% of writers were women of color." Obviously, these viewpoints only reflect a small window of what our vast society holds. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 June, 2020