For those of you who don’t live in the UK or need a little help with the geography of London, Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, a street famous for its multicultural residents and diversity.
This week the Directors Guild of America released some pretty shocking figures. Shocking because I’ve never seen stats like this attributed to actual production companies before, not so shocking because the numbers were exactly what I was expecting to see.
Of the 8 films nominated for Best Picture, 7 of these have narratives almost solely focused on a white male protagonist. Apparently, it’s already been dubbed ‘the whitest year’ and has already spawned a hashtag #OscarsSoWhite …