>> ALL.
>> WELCOME BACK TO BETWEEN
BELLS CHEDDAR IS CELEBRATING
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE
MONTH BY HAVING AUTHENTIC
CONVERSATIONS ACROSS ALL OF OUR
PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTING THE
HISTORY CULTURE AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COUP UNITY
IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE
WORLD. WE LOOK TO DISCUSS
DIVERSITY WITHIN THE
GROUP WITH MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE
SURROUND BUSINESS POLITICS TECH
ENTERTAINMENT AND MUCH MORE OUR
NEXT GUEST, ITS RELEASE A NEW
STUDY TODAY THAT EXPLORES ASIAN
AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
REPRESENTATION
IN FILM. BOTH IN FRONT AND
BEHIND THE SCREEN JOINING US
NOW NANCY WHANG YOUN AND STACY
SMITH LADIES WELCOME TO THE
SHOW WE'RE SO EXCITED TO TALK
TO YOU. NANCY LET ME START WITH
YOU OUT OF THE 1300
A GROWING MOVIES ONLY 44 FILMS
FEATURED IN A P I LEAD OR
CO-LEAD WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
THE STATE OF A PR
REPRESENTATION IN THIS
INDUSTRY.
>> I THINK THERE'S A PERCEPTION
THAT THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER,
BUT IT'S WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOK
AT THE DATA LOOK AT ALL THE TOP
100 FILMS ACROSS
THESE YEARS THAT THERE'S
ACTUALLY STILL A LONG WAYS TO
GO AND YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL NOT
BEING REPRESENTED
ACCORDING TO OUR POPULATION IN
THE UNITED STATES TO STACY
AFTER RESEARCHING FOR THIS
REPORT DO YOU FEEL.
>> HOLLYWOOD IS DOING THE BARE
MINIMUM HAVE YOU SEEN A LITTLE
BIT OF AN IMPROVEMENT.
>> I WOULD ARGUE LESS THAN THE
BARE MINIMUM WHEN YOU LOOK
ACROSS 1300 HOMES AND THERE'S
NOT ONE BPI WOMAN BEHIND THE
CAMERA AS A DIRECTOR CALLING
THE SHOTS SO WITH THE SOLE
DIRECTING CREDIT IN LIVE ACTION
FILMS. THERE'S A HUGE
DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TALENT
THAT'S AVAILABLE AND WHO'S
GETTING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY
TO TELL
COMPELLING STORIES.
>> AN ANSWER TO THAT THOUGH
SOME NUMBERS AT YOU MORE FOR
OUR VIEWERS BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THOSE
1447 DIRECTORS ACROSS THE 1300
MOVIES ONLY 3 POINT 5% WERE AIR
HPI AFTER MANY CALLS FOR CHANGE
IN 2020 AND OF COURSE COMING
INTO 2021.
DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE MORE
DIVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO
STORYTELLING AND MORE
REPRESENTATION BEHIND THE
CAMERA.
I THINK THAT THE TALENT IS
OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE RIGHT.
WE HAVE.
>> CHLOE ZAO WHO JUST WON BEST
DIRECTOR SHE'S
THE FIRST ASIAN WOMAN FIRST
WOMAN OF COLOR TO EVER WIN BEST
DIRECTOR IN 93 YEARS, SO YOU
KNOW IT TO HOLLYWOOD IT
BEHOOVES THEM TO ACTUALLY HIRE
TALENTED ASIAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER
DIRECTORS BE BECAUSE THE
TALENT'S THERE BUT YOU KNOW THE
NUMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN REFLECTIVE
OF THAT.
>> SPEAKING OF NUMBERS STACY
LOOKING AT A P I EXACTS IN
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ACROSS 8
FILM
STUDIO DISTRIBUTORS. 0% 0 NOT
ONE HOLDING A CHAIR POSITION
JUST ABOUT NEARLY 6% AS
PRESIDENT CHIEF, HOW IMPORTANT
IS IT TO MAKE THESE CHANGES
HAPPEN.
>> WELL IT'S ABSOLUTELY
CRUCIAL. THE TOP SETS THE
AGENDA AND
WHEN YOU HAVE LEADERS AT THE
TOP THAT THE WORLD IN WHICH WE
WILL SEE DIFFERENT CHOICES.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
EXECUTIVE RANKS. THE NUMBER
A P I CREATED SECOND FIRST LOOK
DEALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STUDIOS AND
PRODUCTION COMPANIES ALL THE
WAY THROUGH PRODUCTION
DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION SO
GIVEN THAT THIS IS A GLOBAL.
INDUSTRY IT'S IMPERATIVE TO
HAVE LEADERS AT THE TOP THAT
REFLECT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
>> NANCY THIS QUESTION IS
FOR YOU AT WE KNOW ACTOR DANIEL
DAE KIM WAS MENTIONED IN THE
PRESS RELEASE, BUT HE ALSO
WROTE ON TWITTER AND I'M GOING
TO READ THE TWEET IT
SAYS QUOTE ANGEL LOST THE CAPE
SPIDERMAN 2 ARENA I'VE DIED SO
MANY TIMES ON SCREEN.
IT BECAME A REAL ISSUE FOR MY
KIDS, IT'S NOW ONE OF THE
PRIMARY FACTORS IN DECIDING
WHETHER RIGHT TAKE A ROLE OR
NOT YOU SEE THE TWEET ON YOUR
SCREEN. THE SHOP IS ONE OF MANY
OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, THE NEEDS
TO CHANGE AND TO YOUR THOUGHTS
ON THAT.
>> IT'S REALLY PROBLEMATIC
BECAUSE WE'RE IN A TIME OF
ANTI-ASIAN HATE IN THIS COUNTRY
AND WE FOUND THAT IN
2019 OVER A QUARTER OF ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER CHARACTERS ON
SCREEN IN THE TOP
100 FILMS DIED AND ALL, BUT ONE
DIED VIOLENT. SO SO THIS KIND
OF REPRESENTATION IS SO
PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SEEING ON SCREEN AND
WE KNOW THAT THE KIND OF HATE
IN SOCIETY RIGHT YOU KNOW IT
FEELS THAT.
STACEY TO NANCY'S POINT YOU
CAN'T TOKEN EYES OR SILENCE
REALLY ANY GROUP INCLUDING A P
I CHARACTERS
IN MOVIES.
>> AND THAT'S NOT A NOD TO
DIVERSITY OR INCLUSION HOW CAN
HOLLYWOOD DO BETTER.
>> WELL I THINK IN THE REPORT
WE LIST OUT A SPECIFIC. ACTION
ITEMS AND
I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FROM
COMPANIES
BEING PERFORMED IT IS AND HAVE
THEM TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY THEY
NEED TO HIRE ON
SCREEN IN ALL TYPES OF ROLES AT
1300 FILMS ONLY 6 A P I WON.
WE'RE LEADING OR CO-LEADING
CHARACTERS. THEY NEED TO HIRE
IN
OR SEXUALLY ON SCREEN RULES
BEHIND THE IN THE EXECUTIVE
RANKS AND IN THOSE PLACES WITH
VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS THAT THAT
HELP WITH EXHIBITION AND ALL OF
THOSE ARE OUTLINED IN THE
REPORT WE HOPE THEY TAKE A LOOK
AND THEY
TAKE ACTION. WE NEED TO MOVE
FROM PERFORMANCE TO DOING
SOMETHING SUBSTANTIVE HER
CAREER SUSTAINABILITY OF THE A
P
I COMMUNITY.
>> NANCY I DON'T HAVE TO TELL
YOU THE MOVIE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO
CAST MORE A P I CAN'T TALENT
WHAT OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT COME
TO MIND.
>> WELL I THINK THAT THE ISSUE
IS STORYTELLING RIGHT IT ISN'T
JUST ABOUT HAVING THE FACE BUT
WE NEED STORYTELLING TO
ACTUALLY
REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE IS
THE AUTHENTICITY AND YEAH AND
TO AVOID STEREOTYPES BECAUSE A
LOT
OF TIMES. HOLLYWOOD LIKES TO
REPRODUCE WHAT HAS COME BEFORE
BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S A
HIGH-RISK INDUSTRY. WE WE NEED
AUTHENTIC STORY TELLING I THINK
THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT WITH
FILMS LIKE MINARI WHERE YOU
KNOW YOU HAVE A DIRECTOR AND
PRODUCER AND WRITER
AND ACTORS AND WHEN YOU HAVE
STORIES OR ABOUT US FOR US
AND YOU KNOW, AND THAT IS JUST
EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED IN TERMS
OF M