OKRE Summit 2024: Watch Again

7) Beyond Drama: Lessons from Representation in Entertainment

This lively panel talk from passionate experts Hassan Akkad, Imran Hussain, Hamid Ibrahim, Ruby Kuraishe, Sarah Asante and K Biswas challenged us to think about how we approach real representation within entertainment. It covered topics from how drama may be the better medium to represent refugee issues as news outlets can often be seen as biased, to the controversy over diversity "quotas" (Hassan Akkad), all the way to how Hollywood itself was “built by migrants” (K Biswas).

Events, Summit, Video, Migration, Representation
Posted: 20 Jun 2024

Hassan Akkad

Filmmaker, Author, & Comedian

Imran Hussain

Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs, Refugee Council 

Hamid Ibrahim

CEO, Kugali Media

Ruby Kuraishe

Entertainment Commissioner, BBC

Sarah Asante

Scripted Commissioning Editor, UKTV

K Biswas

Editor of Representology: The Journal of Media & Diversity and Chair of Resonance FM will chair Beyond Drama

31 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Representation

12) A Kind Queer Heart: Empowering and Funding New Stories

+ 3

Elle Osili-WoodAntonia Belcher + 3 more

18 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Audiences, Funding, Impact, Mental Health, Poverty, Representation

11) OKRE Focus: Black Dog

Rhianna Dillon, Alex Gray and George Jaques

35 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Audiences, Mental Health

10) Discussion: Think Digitally, Think Generationally, Think Differently

+ 2

Glaire AndersonDr. Marcia Brophy + 2 more

15 mins

Events, Interviews, Summit, Video, Mental Health

9) OKRE Focus: Motherboard

Victoria Mapplebeck, Debbie Manners and Abisoye Adelusi

40 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Audiences

8) Discussion: How Do We Shift Storytelling with Audiences?

+ 3

Dhruti ShahTara Davanzati + 3 more

9 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Representation

6) OKRE Focus: Windrush Tales

Corey BrothersonAbisoye Adelusi

30 mins

News, Mental Health, Representation

5) Discussion: Sex in the Morning: shifting depictions and modern perspectives

+ 3

Jeffrey IngoldIsabel Inman + 3 more

15 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Mental Health

3) OKRE Focus: My Blonde GF

+ 2

Rebecca Mark-LawsonRosie Morris + 2 more

32 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Audiences, Impact, Mental Health, Representation

2) Discussion: What’s Next for Mental Health & Entertainment?

+ 2

Dom MatthewsAndy Brereton + 2 more

28 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Audiences, Impact, Mental Health, Representation

1) Discussion: Great Show, Great Impact: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

+ 3

Mishal HusainNatasha Bondy + 3 more

Insights, Reports, Audiences, Impact

OKRE - Delivering Social Impact in Entertainment Content

Andrew Forrest

34 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 6) Chella and Nigel - Dreaming Whilst Black, Transformers, and God of War...

Evelyn Mok

32 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 5) Zrinka and Joon-Lynn - 90s Sitcoms, South Asian Horror, and Keanu Reeves

Evelyn Mok

30 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 4) David and Tom – Heartstopper, Lily Savage, Lack of Older Queer Stories, and Ru Paul’s Drag Race

30 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 3) Sian and Tamsyn - Alma’s Not Normal, In My Skin, Belfast, and Coronation Street…

Evelyn Mok

34 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 2) Josie and Claire - Peaky Blinders, Caravan Queens, and Brad Pitt...

Evelyn Mok

40 mins

Podcasts, That's Me On Screen Podcast, Representation

Ep 1) Waleed and Dan - Queer Brown Stories, Masculinity on Screen, The Simpsons...

Evelyn Mok

31 mins

Events, Summit, Video, Representation

12) A Kind Queer Heart: Empowering and Funding New Stories

+ 3

Elle Osili-WoodAntonia Belcher + 3 more

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7) Beyond Drama: Lessons from Representation in Entertainment

Hassan Akkad

Imran Hussain

Hamid Ibrahim

Ruby Kuraishe

Sarah Asante

K Biswas

More in OKRE Summit 2024: Watch Again

12) A Kind Queer Heart: Empowering and Funding New Stories

11) OKRE Focus: Black Dog

10) Discussion: Think Digitally, Think Generationally, Think Differently

9) OKRE Focus: Motherboard

8) Discussion: How Do We Shift Storytelling with Audiences?

6) OKRE Focus: Windrush Tales

5) Discussion: Sex in the Morning: shifting depictions and modern perspectives

3) OKRE Focus: My Blonde GF

2) Discussion: What’s Next for Mental Health & Entertainment?

1) Discussion: Great Show, Great Impact: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

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Ep 5) Zrinka and Joon-Lynn - 90s Sitcoms, South Asian Horror, and Keanu Reeves

Ep 4) David and Tom – Heartstopper, Lily Savage, Lack of Older Queer Stories, and Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Ep 3) Sian and Tamsyn - Alma’s Not Normal, In My Skin, Belfast, and Coronation Street…

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