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4 FROM THE
PRESIDENT
7 EDITOR'S
NOTE
9 FACE OFF
Couple and collabo-
rators Kristin Donner
and Kyle Neswald
10 FRAME X FRAME
Storyboard artist Zach
Smith's graphic novel
12 THE CLIMB
Writer/Director
Latoya Raveneau
14 THE LOCAL
TAG A to Z explains
the contract in
common terms
16 DIALOGUE
Women in adult
comedy share
experiences
42 FINAL NOTE
Trailblazing artist
Ruthie Tompson
turns 110
CONTENTS
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FRAME X FRAME
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20 DISCUSSING RACE
IN THE WORKPLACE
Three distinguished experts in racial
equity and education share ways to
lay the groundwork for meaningful,
action-oriented dialogues. It starts
with leadership creating a safe place
for conversations.
24 THE POSSIBILITY
OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
Universal themes transcend as the
film, Over the Moon, honors and
adapts a popular Chinese myth with
the help of Pearl Studios in Shanghai.
For the close-knit crew in LA, Glen
Keane's ability to share his vision
through drawings and openness to
feedback paved the way for a truly
collaborative environment.
30 THE INFLUENCE OF ANIME
Beyond the tropes of big-eyed
heroines and hyper violence,
Animation Guild artists, writers and
creators share how Japanese anime
has allowed them to explore deeper
themes and multi-layered characters.
FEATURES
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