@teppertoks: The point of storytelling is to learn and discover new worlds and life experiences and you cant do that if everyone at the tip top is whyytee #tv #filmindustry #filmtok #screenwriter #actor #director #fyp
Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to get better with this new administration and companies (big studios) moving away from DEI initiatives
2025-08-06 19:24:30
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caroline_renard | Filmmaker :
I’ve long said that we need more POC executives, producers and development executives. For people who want to get into the business but their talent isn’t directing and writing, we need them in the C-Suite and having greenlighting powers. That’s where real change will take place.
2025-08-08 16:23:44
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Belle :
oh wow that showrunner photoshoot is….
2025-08-24 18:56:10
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Brandi Nicole | Storyteller :
Your solution is what’s needed - more POC with decision-making power.
2025-08-06 20:56:28
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Cole | Writer/Director :
"sadly they are not" 😂😂😂😂
2025-08-06 17:52:03
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imdavidchernandez :
As a POC, I think one of the aspects that isn’t being discussed is that culturally Hispanics are storytellers, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they want to get into the storytelling profession. There’s a lot of stigma around becoming an artist as a person of color because of the industry’s instability. I definitely faced criticism in my family. Hollywood wasn’t started by people of color so it makes sense that they’re having to play catch-up.
2025-08-07 17:49:54
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Daniel Armour | Filmmaker :
Hollywood is giving up BILLIONS by not being more diverse yet they refuse to change. That's insanity to me but here we are.
2025-08-07 03:49:04
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RebeccaLaurel :
👏👏👏 Thank you!! More of us✋🏻folks need to speak up about this and work for the desperately needed change!!
2025-08-07 14:15:11
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theehypequeen :
Thank you for speaking on this because it’s hard trying to be in the film industry and being Black!
2025-08-28 17:44:38
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Eden on set :
👏👏👏 so glad you speak on important issues. Reasons like this are why I want to get involved more in film. And why I’m glad that Kentucky is pushing film industry here now.
2025-08-06 20:45:16
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Magnum Media :
I can 🙋🏻♀️and on top of that since there’s crazy competition to get these roles plenty of ppl will betray you rather than be in community to build our own from the ground up. But regardless I’m gonna do it anyway 😭💖💚💕 thanks Tepper for speaking about this I feel seen
2025-08-06 18:28:36
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Sari spooks :
i understand the lac af melanin and is an issue that needs to be fixed
but as somone who dreaks of being a showrunner particularly in the animation sector its actually cool to see how many women are there bc in 2010 there were only 15% of women in showrunning position and i think were approaching 40% now buuut i bet that were going to get back to that 15% with how shit is going -_-
2025-08-06 20:41:51
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kevin_kempis :
As a Asian writer/director this has always been my reality
2025-08-06 21:01:54
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Courtney Seabrooks | Filmmaker :
Say it louder
2025-08-07 05:18:13
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Bruce Wayne :
at this point , The Academy might reverse its requirement of diversity to qualify for Oscars.
2025-08-06 21:26:15
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Ashley Moran 📺📝🎬 :
Absolutely!!!
2025-08-06 17:39:57
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NicoleWritesTV :
Thanks Tepper for talking about this. It’s received differently when you speak about it.
2025-08-08 23:35:39
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Mon :
Yup! A lot of my friends who are POC want to tell there story of how they grow up in there culture are getting pass because the executives don’t connect to my friends story because they don’t understand their culture
2025-08-07 18:34:40
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thelordofillusions :
Welcome to my daily Hollywood reality, coming up on 20 years now…
2025-08-09 22:33:29
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Orange Martini Comics :
I have so much respect for you for saying this.
2025-08-06 20:33:04
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JaylinBias :
Thank you for saying this🙏🏿
2025-08-07 06:40:44
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user09103891932000 :
Thank you!!!
2025-08-07 15:07:26
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Hannahzook :
👏
2025-08-06 18:09:17
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jackleonidasofficial :
💯🙏🏾
2025-08-06 18:25:57
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