Holiday Films and Representation

Basic BlackBlack and brown households are large avid watchers – in fact, people of color accounted for the majorityof opening weekend, domestic ticket sales for six of the top 10 films released in theaters in 2020according to the recent UCLA-Hollywood-Diversity-Report-2021.  Plus, with all the streamingopportunities, viewers do not have to head to the theatres—they have options.  After the complaintsabout the Oscars - #OscarsSoWhite regarding the lack of representation and diversity in bothnominations and membership a few years ago, there are a number of films with people of color in frontof and behind the camera available this holiday season.Daniel Callahan, a Multimedia Artist and Filmmaker.Dr. Michael Jeffries, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. He is also the author of, “Paint the White House Black: Barack Obama and the Meaning of Race in America.”Andrea Lyman, an actress, singer and producer. She’s also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.Maurice Emmanuel Parent, an actor, singer, dancer, educator, and co-founder and Executive Director of "The Front Porch Arts Collective. “Lisa Simmons, Director of The Roxbury International Film Festival and President/Founder of The Color of Film Collaborative hosts.