#DIGI60 Virtual Speaker Series
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Episode 6 Muslim Creatives
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Episode 5 Francophone Creatives
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Panelists: GJ Jafri, Sanita Fejzić, Seema Haider and moderated by Maissa Houri.
Avec: Aisha Cloutier, Sara Ben-Saud, Annie Coutu, Maxime Beauchamp et animé par Jean-François Dufault
Episode 4 Asian Creators
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Episode 3 Trans & Non-Binary Creators
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Panelists: Gabriela Warrior Renaud (she/her) - Documentary Filmmaker, Mailyne K. Briggs (she/her) - Owner, Kilam Media, Brian Tong (he/him) - Co-Founder Studio 79e Moderated by Hingman Leung (She/Her) - Filmmaker
Panelists: Munea Wadud (She/They) - Multidisciplinary Artist, Evelyn Sifton (She/Her) - Best Spark/Gaffer, Charlii Mac (They/Them) - Actor/Filmmaker, moderated by Lana Poulson (She/Her) - Performing Artist
Episode 2 Womxn Creators
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Episode 1 Black Creators
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Panelists: Fangliang Xu (Filmmaker, editor), Nakesha Chong (Hair and Makeup Artist), Kate Derrick (Gaffer), moderated by Maissa Houri (Director of Womxn's Industry)
Panelists: Thomas Cumberbatch (CEO & Executive Creative Director of Godzspeed), Tegan Smith (Co-Founder of Studio 20/20), and Christian Kalambay (Filmmaker), moderated by Keith Whittier (Reviewer & Journalist with Ottawa Life Magazine).
ABOUT
Join Digi60 in 2021 for a new virtual speaker series bringing together and highlighting underrepresented professionals in the Ottawa film, TV, content creation industry, as they share their stories, struggles, and triumphs. This series aims to normalize talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Ottawa media industry, in a way that’s engaging, fun, yet does not shy away from speaking truth to power. Viewers will come away from these chats having a better understanding of the reality of being underrepresented in the industry and introduce a diverse roster of creatives to potentially work with in the future. By using an identity-based approach to set the theme of each discussion, we hope to also create a space for community-building and solidarity.
This series is being coordinated and produced by Filmmaker Hingman Leung and Digi60’s Director of Womxn’s Industry, Maissa Houri with support of the Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival and the Digital Arts Resource Centre.
Digi60 is a volunteer and artist run festival! Donations are welcome and can be made at http://paypal.me/Digi60.