Welcome to the scene 2 podcast! We have Jennifer Lauren as a guest on this week’s episode.
Jennifer Lauren is a producer, writer, director, actress and director for Cherokee Nation Film Office and Cherokee Original Content. According to osiyo.tv, Jennifer has been nominated for more than 30 Emmy Awards and ten of them have been honored; Nine as executive producer and host of Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, and one for investigative news coverage in 2012.
He often talks about issues affecting local American talent and publicly calls for change. “Parents, who now represent less than 1% of these professions, the important need for diversity, inclusion and accurate portrayal of native identity has prevailed in film and television since the early years of the industry,” said the movie director.
The mission of the Cherokee Nation Film Office is to increase Native American presence at all levels of the film and television industry, while creating economic development and jobs in the Cherokee Nation.
For her efforts to bolster her native Oklahoma talent, deadCenter Film Lauren will present the 2022 Oklahoma Film ICON Award at the state’s largest film festival later this month.
deadCenter Film rewards eminent film industry professionals for their hard work and efforts to improve Oklahoma’s film landscape while promoting the state as a center of cinema. The Oklahoma Film ICON Award recognizes the passion, purpose and creativity of past winners, including Alfred Woodward, Sterling Harjo and Wes Studio.
In this episode, Lauren and I talk about the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood, why change is happening so slowly, and how it is trying to change the film landscape in Oklahoma.
Source: Deadline
