Powerful Women in Entertainment Discuss Need for Inclusion
“CBS EYE Speak” kicks off on March 14 [2018] in Los Angeles featuring a panel of some of the strongest female voices in front of and behind the camera.
Featuring left to right:
Nina Tassler (moderator of panel) — Actor, Producer; PatMa Productions
Maria Bello — Actor, Producer, Writer; Jack on “NCIS”
Jennie Snyder Urman — Writer, Producer; “Jane the Virgin”
Gina Rodriguez — Actor, Producer; Jane on “Jane the Virgin”
Sonequa Martin-Green — Actor, Writer, Producer; Michael on “Star Trek: Discovery”
Aline Brosh McKenna — Writer, Producer; “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Sara Ramirez — Actor, Producer; Kat on “Madame Secretary”
Lori McCreary — Producer, Executive; “Madame Secretary”
What I learned from watching this powerful discussion:
In both my book fiction and my screenplays I am careful to indicate women (and men) of different ethnic backgrounds. While I need to continue to do this for book fiction, I realized that this should no longer be necessary for my screenplays.
Why? Because actors of different ethnic backgrounds should routinely be considered for all the roles. It should be taken for granted that these roles are open to all.
(One exception: My story adaptation of my new feature film screenplay THE TRUTHFINDER (adapted story serialized on Wattpad starting at http://budurl.me/Chap1Truthfinder) requires the “she said” character to be African-American and the “he said” character to be white because of the question of race in this sexual assault story.)
Watch this video and learn!
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller) has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and is the author of fiction and nonfiction books/ebooks. Phyllis is available by skype for book group discussions and may be reached at pzmiller@gmail.com
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