I’ve been a huge fan of movies all my life and was awestruck when my own was being made in Italy, so have been delighted by the rise of diversity in the film industry recently.
Movies made and written by women, especially, have added such a rich vein of filmmaking to what was (like many industries) traditionally a male oriented business. Far from our screens being inundated with ‘chick-flicks’, though, it has seen the rise of some incredible stories and stars which have added real depth to what was becoming a stale field.
Being open to diversity in any business, not just the arts, allows us to explore new ways of doing things. Change is the only constant and applying new voices to situations brings fresh perspectives and solutions.
It is diversity that has seen the invention of solutions, worldwide, that would have seemed impossible years ago. Taking traditional thinking and adding a modern and technological twist on them has created some astonishing new breakthroughs that gives hope to millions.
It’s clear that much change is needed on so many levels, socially and environmentally to name but two, so by opening our minds to new ideas may seem scary at such a precarious time, but maybe diversity is the only solution to our adversity?
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