About Getting Played, the Second Annual Symposium on Equity in the Entertainment Industry and Awards

Getting Played: who's playing you?! is a 2010 documentary about  inequities in the entertainment industry and inspiration for this symposium. Not only are Industry workers subjected to rampant employment discrimination, entertainment media shapes who we are. Whether one compares the increasing support of marriage equality to the number of LGBT characters on television, or the objectification of women in our society to the sexualization of female characters across all media, it is clear that the images we see everyday - including those that are fictional - compel our thoughts and behaviors en masse. Join us as we engage a panel of distinguished leaders from the fields of entertainment, psychology, law, business, social justice, and education in a discussion that includes solutions to the current inequities from casting to directing that shape what we see on the big and small screens. We will conclude our afternoon by honoring a select few courageous heroes who advance Industry equity in their everyday lives.

VIDEO

Last WeekTonight with John Oliver: Whitewashing

The Clique: #OscarsSoWhite… again

Gays: The Last Acceptable Stereotype  in Hollywood

Muslim and Arab Images in Hollywood Film

Disability in Film: Stereotypes

Yellowface Rock!

African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes

Miss Representation Trailer

Stereotypology: Spicy Latinas

Actors of Color Get Real About What It's Like to Play a Stereotype

The Nightly Show - A Preview of Upcoming Black Oscar Snubs

It's #OscarsSoWhite all over again

Marlon Brando's Oscar® win for " The Godfather"

Danai Gurira PBS News Hour