Casting call with Ola Christian and Rae Elliman

Both the fashion industry and film and tv industries came under fire post-June 2020 regarding the lack of diverse representation of the communities they claim to serve. Conversations about representative casting in the UK span beyond even the last decade, but what progress has been made? Does the art reflect "the time now" - as Gemma Chan notably said in her 2019 Allure interview?Almost a year following the commitments of June 2020, where are we now, and what more is there to be done?We discuss this and more with Rae Elliman, casting director, producer, and writer, and Ola Christian, founder of Leville, the UK's leading casting agency for diverse talent and audiences.Unpretty Podcastwww.instagram.com/unprettypodcastwww.twitter.com/unprettypodcastRae Ellimanwww.instagram.com/raechenellimanwww.instagram.com/raeellimancastingwww.raeelliman.comOla Christianwww.instagram.com/olachristianwww.instagram.com/leviletvolachristian.comReferencesGemma Chan want to end whitewashing in Hollywood and in history books: https://www.allure.com/story/gemma-chan-cover-story-2019Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09fy1qy/leighanne-race-pop-powerNas: Time is Illmatic: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80011844 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.