When a television network is accused of racism, a diverse group of writers is quickly brought together and asked to come up with an idea that “ticks all the diversity boxes” at once. The writers soon realise they are being used for their diverse identities and are forced to deal with the personal and professional consequences.
Diversity Work is a robust and nuanced work from screen director, Pearl Tan, who has been a finalist in the 100 Women of Influence Awards and named the most influential in the Arts and Culture category in the 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australian Awards. Pearl has developed, directed, and produced the work as part of a PhD in Creative Practice at the University of New South Wales, bringing a depth to the work which is sure to spark conversation.
Alongside Pearl, the work is co-created by nine screen practitioners with lived experience of the challenges of being from a diverse background in the screen industry: Ana Maria Belo, George Coles, Maddison Coles, Emily Dash, Moreblessing Maturure, Jane Park, Priya Roy, Amy Stewart and Suzy Wrong. The work employs long-form improvisation, which unleashes remarkable performances from the co-creators – it’s difficult to believe this work is fictional.
Diversity Work is a 5-part series launching on Tuesday, 7 November, with a release of the first two episodes, followed by weekly releases of the remaining three episodes. You can find Diversity Work on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
For more information or if you would like to listen to the series ahead of its release, please contact Pearl Tan at hellopearltan@gmail.com.
LINKS:
Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1711026643&i=1000630674814
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wGHfdKiuLm3r970fjqGhi?si=5f5e9b206e3c4b57
Instagram: @DiversityWorkPodcast
