Pre-Workshop Questionnaire
Welcome!
Introduction
What made you fall out of love with the Industry?
Barriers faced being a person of colour in an industry like VFX?
“The odd one out” feeling on set, and what did that experience feel like?
Barriers Black filmmakers face in terms of accessing funding
Are there particularly stronger barriers in certain areas?
Black creatives permission to fail
Chance to succeed even when it fails
Speaking up in your filmmaker journey
Introduction
Opportunities sought to get more experience in filmmaking
Barriers faced so far and do you still experience them today?
Did you ever feel like you had to adapt your vision so that it “fit the norm”?
Was there a time where your perspectives or ideas weren’t taken seriously?
Do you only have access to certain projects or jobs within the industry? If so why?
Consciousness of being a person of colour on-set and how did that feel?
Are there certain aspects of the movie industry where barriers are stronger than others?
Hurdles Black filmmakers face to get funding
Utilizing private funders or crowd sourcing in your fundraising efforts
Permission to fail: do you see a difference between filmmakers of colour and white filmmakers?
Day to day cultures of film sets that are exclusionary
Introduction
Opportunities in front of the camera
Finding mentorship in this industry?
Obstacles faced because of intersections
Was there a time where your perspectives or ideas weren’t taken seriously?
Do you only have access to certain projects or jobs within the industry? If so why?
Biggest unspoken barriers for Black people in film
Fighting against stereotyping and tokenization of Black characters in movies
"Diversity" in the film industry –– what emotions come up for you?
Hope about Black representation in the film industry
Forwarding representation in the film industry
Type stories you want to see more of on the screen?
Advice for Upcoming Filmmakers/ actors
Introduction
Advocacy work in filmmaking
Barriers or challenges for BIPOC finding funding for projects
“Gatekeeping” in certain areas of filmmakers
“The odd one out” feeling on set, and what did that experience feel like?
Experiencing Allyship
Inclusivity in the Canadian film industry
Introduction
Inspiration into the film industry
Education, mentorship or training to get to your level
Barriers faced in your career
Have you experienced different treatment because of your ethnicity?
Passed opportunities because of the intersectionality –– queerness and racial belonging
Barriers that are particularly stronger for people of colour
Systemic barriers in funding
Permission to fail: Are Black creatives are given the same as other creatives
Fitting the norm: dialling down or dilute a story
Standing up
Perfect film industry: what does it look like?
Support for aspiring filmmakers
Advice for aspiring filmmakers
