Visible In Visuals 02 - Representation within Animation: A People of Colour Perspective

Skwigly are proud to present the second panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. Following on from episode one - 'Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: A People of Colour Perspective', the second Visible in Visuals panel poses the question "Why is fair and diverse representation within animation important and how can we improve it?" In this panel, representation within animation content - and how these representations impact the audience watching it - is discussed from a POC perspective. Panel: Esther Ajibade, Bimpe Alliu, Mel Garber, Mohamed Orekan, Rizwan Rafiq, Tanya J Scott, Ash Wu and Beverly Yeang Chair: Hodan Abdi Produced and edited by Tanya Scott and Ben Mitchell