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LMGI COMPASS
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Summer 2021
IN THE
NEWS
DEI Partners
with Red
Nation to
bring
diversity
to the
workplace
Alison A. Taylor/LMGI,
Chair of the LMGI's BIPOC
(Black, Indigenous,
and People of Color)
Outreach Promotion
and Advancement
Subcommittee, with
LMGI's Diversity, Equity,
& Inclusion (DEI)
Committee, participated
on a Zoom panel at the
Red Nation's "Women of
Power Below the Line"
Facebook LIVE event
representing the Guild's
commitment to diversity,
racial equity and inclusion
within the workplace.
Red Nation Celebration
Institute (RNCI) is a
nonprofi t organization
dedicated to breaking
the barrier of racism and
placing American Indian
fi lmmakers at the forefront
of the entertainment
industry.
Held during the 12th
Native Women in FILM
Festival 2021, which
took place April 19–24,
the panel discussion was
moderated by Red Nation
founder Joanelle Romero
and included Taylor and
the founders of Crewvie,
an all-women owned,
global, database-driven
platform of entertainment
professionals.
Crewvie has partnered
with the RNCI Indigenous
Film Crew Registry, which
provides qualifi ed native
and indigenous candidates
for below-the-line
positions to help studios
and producers who want
to have more diverse and
inclusive fi lm crews for their
productions.
Taylor, who is also a LMGI
Board member and 2nd
Vice President, hopes to
attract members of this
new and diverse talent pool
into the ranks of location
managers and scouts, as
well as other crafts.
"Our outreach
will expose young
people to jobs in the
industry—painters,
electricians, camera
and sound people,
grips. Even if they
just spend a day
on set, the next
time they watch the
credits, it may make
more sense and will
give them an idea
of something they
may like to do,"
says Taylor. "I am so
excited to be on this
committee and so
proud that the LMGI
is at the forefront of
realizing opportunity
for BIPOC."
–Alison A. Taylor/LMGI
