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Exorcist Exclusive Cast Q and A 2020
Join us as we dive into the world of ‘The Exorcist’ with the cast for a Q and A session. Watch Video…
Movio’s Audience Diversity Algorithm Can Predict Box Office Success
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the social justice movement and a pause in filmmaking, has provided the movie industry and audiences alike with the rare opportunity to catch up to the evolution of the moviegoing experience.
Virtual Influencer Screening – A Call to Spy
Monday, October 5, 2020 12 noon Pacific • 3 p.m. Eastern Join us live for a Q&A with Writer, Producer and Star Sarah Megan Thomas and Director Lydia Dean Pilcher. Watch Now: See Jane On Demand Video Film Synopsis As Great Britain’s forces were stretched thin during World War II, Winston Churchill’s Special Operations Executive […]
Diverse Representation in Films Drives Moviegoers
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University. and Movio Reveal Research Determining the On-Screen to Cinema Audience Relationship. Movio, the global leader in data analytics for the film industry, and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University (the Institute) have teamed up to determine if what and who is […]
Virtual See Jane Salon – I Want to See Me
See Jane Video
September 21, 2020
Does On-screen Representation Impact Audience Composition?
The Institute has partnered with Movio, the world’s most comprehensive source of moviegoer data, to answer this question. Join us for our September Virtual See Jane Salon as we present a comprehensive analysis across hundreds of film titles to produce a macro view of the correlations between what is depicted on screen and audience demographics.
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IF/THEN® Collection Launches to Celebrate Female, STEM Pioneers
For many years, Lyda Hill Philanthropies® founder Lyda Hill has posited that “science is the answer” to life’s most challenging issues, and she is right. COVID 19 has changed our lives, and the world now understands that science matters. Today, the STEM community across sectors and borders is front and center in our world. Scientists, researchers, and medical workers are laboring to save lives; the Internet has become a lifeline to remote learning, business, and human connection.
Virtual See Jane Salon – Beyond Checking Boxes: Inclusion vs. Exclusion in Global Advertising
See Jane Video
August 11, 2020
A discussion of an original study co-presented by Cannes Lions and the Institute. This session will reveal new findings for representations of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, age, and body size in Cannes Lions ads from 2006-2019, along with a candid dialogue with brand leaders from UniWorld Group and Google about their D&I initiatives.
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Geena Davis: ‘As soon as I hit 40, I fell off the cliff. I really did’
The Thelma & Louise and A League of Their Own star wanted to be an actor from the age of three. She discusses sexual harassment, improving representation, and why she’s so glad she had kids in her 40s. Read More…
Gary Barker, Ph.D.
Gary Barker spent his early years in Texas, where his father was a social worker who focused on how children are cared for. As a teenager, he witnessed a shooting in his suburban Houston high school cafeteria. A young man killed another student using his father’s gun in a version of that glorified guns and bullying went unquestioned.
Virtual See Jane Salon: Allyship for the Long Haul
See Jane Video
July 29, 2020
As leaders, you are reviewing your content, your creative teams and your messaging. You’ve bolstered your D&I initiatives at your company. As Parents, Citizens and Activists, you’ve signed petitions. You’ve marched. Now what?
Being an ally isn’t just about tweeting for a few weeks. It’s a lifelong practice of every day actions of allyship that advance social justice. Our esteemed experts will provide concrete actions to assist you in being an effective ally for the long haul.
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