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Diverse Directors Workshops Push Production and Move Online Mid-Pandemic: "We're Undaunted"

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The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, as well as ensuing protests nationwide, have prompted many in Hollywood to do some soul-searching about how they can fight police brutality and improve representation in their industry.

This unusual reflectiveness comes at time when young and diverse aspirants are finding it harder than ever to break into entertainment: Customary talent pipelines into the industry have contracted amid COVID-19's economic fallout, including temp jobs, internships and below-the-line work, leaving many out of work or underemployed.

But one important driver of inclusion in the industry is still persevering despite its dependence on production: directors' workshops.

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