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Racism, specifically its destruction, is a concept that's become so central to Britain's social system, the improvement of attitudes has been undeniably strong, however still there is a group of people who remain at the bottom of the social ladder through both gender and ethnic pay gaps. 'Watch This Space' is a Channel 4 documentary that explores the stereotypes that cloak the every movement of women of colour, and the film blows apart the stereotypes that keep these women out of important spaces. The modernist lifestyle documentary focuses on the destruction of these stereotypes by firstly pinpointing them, audibly, onto the unknowing faces of ethnic women before changing the narrative completely and exploring the individual narratives of four different women. Now, the director of 'Watch This Space', young and upcoming director Beatrice Ogun met with our film correspondent to tell our Media Edit readers exactly why she has produced this show and what she hopes to achieve.
What inspired you to pursue a stereotype breaking documentary?
As a young woman of Nigerian heritage, I've made it my priority to make myself aware of the past and current position of my female counterparts in Nigeria. I was inspired to create 'Watch This Space' after experiencing stereotypes against myself within the media industry. I think it goes without saying that women of colour have consistently been oppressed within Western society in political, social and economic ways however now in what we see as our 'progressive society' women of colour are still often being limited by the stereotypes people see before them. My documentary is wholly concerned with displaying these stereotypes and ultimately breaking them down.
What do you hope the documentary will achieve?
I hope my documentary will improve its watchers ability to perceive a women of colour as an individual, and base their perception of her on her selective good qualities and flaws. The aim of my documentary is not to evangelise women of colour but instead communicate their individual narratives in the hope it will break down the stereotypes which makes them feel uncomfortable in certain spaces, whether that space is a seat on the bus or as executive officer of a company.
Racism, specifically its destruction, is a concept that's become so central to Britain's social system, the improvement of attitudes has been undeniably strong, however still there is a group of people who remain at the bottom of the social ladder through both gender and ethnic pay gaps. 'Watch This Space' is a Channel 4 documentary that explores the stereotypes that cloak the every movement of women of colour, and the film blows apart the stereotypes that keep these women out of important spaces. The modernist lifestyle documentary focuses on the destruction of these stereotypes by firstly pinpointing them, audibly, onto the unknowing faces of ethnic women before changing the narrative completely and exploring the individual narratives of four different women. Now, the director of 'Watch This Space', young and upcoming director Beatrice Ogun met with our film correspondent to tell our Media Edit readers exactly why she has produced this show and what she hopes to achieve.
What inspired you to pursue a stereotype breaking documentary?
As a young woman of Nigerian heritage, I've made it my priority to make myself aware of the past and current position of my female counterparts in Nigeria. I was inspired to create 'Watch This Space' after experiencing stereotypes against myself within the media industry. I think it goes without saying that women of colour have consistently been oppressed within Western society in political, social and economic ways however now in what we see as our 'progressive society' women of colour are still often being limited by the stereotypes people see before them. My documentary is wholly concerned with displaying these stereotypes and ultimately breaking them down.
What do you hope the documentary will achieve?
I hope my documentary will improve its watchers ability to perceive a women of colour as an individual, and base their perception of her on her selective good qualities and flaws. The aim of my documentary is not to evangelise women of colour but instead communicate their individual narratives in the hope it will break down the stereotypes which makes them feel uncomfortable in certain spaces, whether that space is a seat on the bus or as executive officer of a company.
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