Screen Forever 2016: Fostering Diversity in La La Land

Keli Lee offers an American strategy to deal with the lack of diversity in TV, which works if you have a lot of power and a supportive company.
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No, this is not diversity. Image: Fantasy Island. 

Korean-born American Keli Lee was probably not the first person to work out that the TV shows she loved growing up, like Three’s Company,  Love Boat and Fantasy Island were devoid of faces that looked like her own or those of the people she grew up with in New York City. What sets Lee apart from most is that once she got into the business, she did something about it.

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Andrew Einspruch
About the Author
Andrew Einspruch has covered many conferences for Screenhub. His family production company has evolved into the story studio Wild Pure Heart, which is a vehicle for writing projects like his award winning humorous fantasy series, The Western Lands and All That Really Matters. He also helps to run a rescue farm and freelances as a technical writer.