Film

According to the findings in the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2020, authored by Dr. Darnell Hunt and Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón and published this past February as the seventh in an

Film

According to the findings in the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2020, authored by Dr. Darnell Hunt and Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón and published this past February as the seventh in an annual series, the people with the power to decide which types of films will be made, not to mention with which budgets and by whom, at the 11 major and mid-major studios continue to be almost nearly all white men.

Of the 11 chairs/CEOs, 91 percent were found to be white and 82 percent male. Among the 57 senior executives, 93 percent were white and 80 percent male, while of the 102 unit heads, 86 percent were found to be white and 59 percent male.

Additionally, the report found that, in 2019, three out of 10 lead actors in film were people of color. Broken down further, 67.3 percent of all film roles belonged to white actors, while Black actors had a 15.7 percent share, Asian actors had 5 percent, Latinx had 4.6 percent and Indigenous had 0.5 percent.

Behind the camera, the report noted that 1.4 out of 10 directors were people of color and 1.5 out of 10 were female, while 1.4 out of 10 writers were people of color and 1.7 out of 10 were female.

In an excerpt of his speech quoted by Vulture, Jordan further challenged the film industry. "You committed to a 50/50 gender parity in 2020," he said. "Where is the challenge to commit to black hiring? Black content led by black executives, black consultants. Are you policing our storytelling, as well?"