Join comedian Evelyn Mok as she chats with people in and outside of the entertainment industry about how they see themselves portrayed on screen and how not seeing yourself can affect you and your community.
She’ll talk with her guests about the entertainment they grew up with, what’s doing it for them now, and the good & bad that’s left its mark along the way. It’s a funny, offbeat, and often profound look at where people see and don’t see themselves in popular media and why it matters to them.
It’s the first episode of That’s Me On Screen and Evelyn is joined by actor and writer, Waleed Akhtar, and Games Developer, Dan Bernardo. Chewing over their screen habits, they discuss growing up as queer people of colour, finding themselves in videogames, the playground race politics of Scary Spice, and crushing on He-Man…
Episode 2: Claire Rice (Gate Herts Project Manager, Romany Gypsy) Josie O’Driscoll (Gate Herts CEO, Irish Traveller).
Claire Rice and Josie O’Driscoll on the GRT community on screen, Tyson and Paris Fury as good representation, and challenging one dimensional stories.
“How many times do we hear, ‘I understand the gypsy and traveller culture… I’ve watched Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ and I kind of have to say to them, ‘you know, that’s as real to my life as Eastenders is to yours.’” Claire Rice
Episode 3: Coronation Street, The Royle Family and I Daniel Blake – the working class on screen: Sian Davies (comedian, Best in Class), Tamsyn Kelly (Comedian).
Sian Davis and Tamsyn Kelly on navigating the comedy circuit as working-class comedians, including barriers to access, and how their experiences growing up were represented on screen from Coronation Street to I, Daniel Blake.
RELEASED: 30 NOVEMBER 2023
Episode 4: Lily Savage, older queer representation and, of Course, Ru Paul’s Drag Race! David Clancy (Writer and Hairdresser) & Tom Costello (Embroidery Designer)
David Clancy and Tom Costello on facing what you are before you’re ready, Victoria Wood – the queen of northern TV, and reclaiming and owning your space.
RELEASED: THURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2023
Episode 5: The trinity of 90s sitcoms, South Asian horror, and Keanu Reeves: Zrinka Bralo (CEO of Migrants Orgnaise) & Joon-Lynn Goh (Co-founder & Director of Migrants in Culture).
Zrinka Bralo and Joon-Lynn Goh on migrant representation, connecting with characters in independent cinema and strong female role models.
RELEASED: 14 DECEMBER
Episode 6: Dreaming Whilst Black, God of War and Succession: Chella Ramanan (Threefold Games CEO and Narrative Designer) & Nigel Twumasi (Co-founder of Mayamada, Manga and Comic creator).
Chella Ramanan and Nigel Twumasi on searching for complex characters – or lack thereof—on screen and how that impacts young people.
RELEASED: 21 DECEMBER 2023