REAL CHANGE COUNTS Be You festival is focused on sparking honest and compelling conversations on diversity in TV
T he clue is in the name when it comes to Soho designed to spark honest conversation about the whole slate of film and TV culture. This includes the visible and hidden challenges of diversity, inclusion and belonging – as well as how to nurture and inspire the next generation of talent. Pooling a mixture of industry heavyweights and newcomers, speakers and attendees gathered from across the country to Media Club’s annual Be You festival – a day of both celebration and lively debate on the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the television space. Most importantly, it focuses on how to improve it. It is a one-day summer festival based in London (this year at the iconic nightclub Ministry of Sound),
FEED headed over to London’s Ministry of Sound for Soho Media Club’s annual one-day festival in July. From dissecting ‘wokery’ to challenging reliance on data, we listened to passionate debates about issues surrounding diversity, LGBTQ+ and disability across the media landscape
Words by Verity Butler Pictures by Ian Olsson Photography
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