The Creative Equity Roadmap is developed in partnership between Creative BC and Elevate Inclusion Strategies. This resource was developed as an industry-focused support to increase cultural competence and inclusive practices within the motion picture industry's businesses and systems. It complements the Creative Pathways project, which is focused to serve British Columbians seeking access to careers in the motion picture industry.

The Creative Equity Roadmap is intended to serve Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDDI) work across the motion picture industry in B.C. It is:

    • a starting point, an invitation for collaboration and a contribution to the many important public materials being generated;

    • focused on supporting industry - the creative businesses, organizations and companies, recognizing that employers, labour organizations and industry associations have a particularly important role to play in changing systems;

    • intended as a practical approach, offering a high level framework for understanding the steps required as an organization for advancing the principles of Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion;

    • offers a shared language and method centering on Commitments and People Practices by which B.C.'s motion picture industry may collectively consider and advance the principles of Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion;

    • seeks to amplify the growing network of resources available in B.C. and Canada to support our collective work in this evolving field.

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Case Study: Feeling Through

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Ten years ago, filmmaker Doug Roland was walking through New York City’s East Village in the wee hours of the morning. He saw a young man, Artemio Tavares, holding a sign: He was blind, deaf, and needed assistance crossing the street.

After helping him to the bus station, Doug instinctively traced letters into Artemio’s hand, that he would wait with him. The two had an entire conversation: Doug tracing into Artemio’s hand, Artemio writing back on a notepad.

This moment stayed with Doug for years and would become the basis of Feeling Through, the first short film on record to star a deaf-blind actor (Robert Tarango), now nominated for an Academy Award.

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