Huge congrats to KekePalmer on the birth of her baby boy! As it happens, WIRED got a chance to sit down with the powerhouse performer recently to talk about her Twitch Stream, motherhood, and her new project KeyTVNetwork Check out the interview here:
Tyler is somebody that has inspired me in terms of always finding a way to not only employ our people and help them to become part of different industries, but also giving people chances, which isn’t an easy road. A lot of times, you don’t see people give new opportunities because they feel like it’s easy to do what has been working or they rather work with people that are already there.It takes a lot of work to start from the bottom with people. But I see Issa Rae and Kevin Hart do it.
I always say specifically for people of color, because people of color a lot of times believe their only way forward or into a major corporation outside of having a degree from Princeton or Stanford is,. But there are so many other ways to be a part of this industry outside of just knowing how to sing, dance or whatever. There are other skills that you’re using elsewhere that could be just as helpful in the film and TV industry.instead of trying to collaborate with established gatekeepers.
It’s so important, but it’s so hard. That’s not talked about enough. It’s easy for us to all just feel like, Oh well, this doesn't happen to me because someone was hating on me. Or because I’m Black or I’m a woman. And yes, a lot of it is that. Those barriers have caused an inability for people to move forward. But also, a lot of the time, people don’t want to take a chance on teaching someone something.
There are a lot of politics and systems in the industry. And not all of the politics and systems are negative. It’s just the way that it works. You’re not gonna email your boss and say, “Hey motherfucker what’s good.” You’re going to say, “Per our last email.” Every system has a way that you do things.Just that. Figuring out how to share information and also building trust. A lot of people don’t trust this industry. They don’t know how things work.
Especially when dealing with contracts, because some people don’t know if they should get a lawyer or what kind of lawyer they should get. I asked a producer friend of mine when she knew when to push and when to fall back. She told me those are things that you learn. It’s why you have other producers and partners on your team to help facilitate those relationships. What you also learn is to work with people that are more experienced. And that was pretty difficult for me to hear.
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