On September 15, Properdale’s second “Unreasonable Talk Day” reunion will return to Los Angeles, after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The invite-only event, created in partnership with social impact and cultural change agency Invisible Hand, will take place at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and will be a full day of programming aimed at bringing together TV creators (writers, producers, executives, ) to engage in conversations with agents of cultural change. . Conversations focus on intellectual humility, mental health, social and economic divisions, reproductive rights, climate change, responsible technology and more. These discussions, followed by a network reception, are intended to positively influence future television stories and help preserve the authenticity of narratives seen on screen.
“Now more than ever, television creators are telling the stories that shape our culture and influence how we feel, think and believe about one another,” said Greg Propper, President of Propper Daley. “A day of reckless talk It is an acknowledgment of the reality that these creators are telling stories in an increasingly complex and fractured world, and while there are no easy solutions to the many challenges we now face as a country and as a world, television creators hold the key to generating empathy. . , introducing nuances and the basis of a better world”.
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This year’s scheduled guests include former Vice President Al Gore, actor Uzo Aduba, writer-director BJ Novak, author Chrissy Teigen, New York Times columnist, podcast host and author Ezra Klein, author and attorney Heather McGee, author and professor Safia Noble, civil rights attorney and former public defender Scott Hechinger, poet Warsan Shire, surrealist blues poet and organizer Aja Monet, and author and presenter of Jay Shetty’s podcast, with additional conversations from many other places.
Baratunde Thurston, an Emmy-nominated host who produces the daily program and is the author New York Times best sellers how to be black, will be the ceremony of the day. FOX Entertainment, Hillman Grad Productions, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios and Sony Pictures will serve as co-chairs.
FOX Entertainment President Michael Thorne says: “FOX Entertainment is proud to co-chair this important gathering of the most influential changemakers in our industry, supporting and encouraging the dialogue between writers, artists and creators that is sure to have an impact. positive in our industry. the future of storytelling. “
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Propper Daley, a social impact agency known for creating and implementing programs with leading foundations, nonprofits, brands and individual philanthropists, first presented the program in 2019, welcoming 470 distinguished guests and speakers, including Stacey Abrams, John Legend, America Ferrera, Gina Davis and Kerry Washington discuss political issues such as segregation, immigration and voting.
“We live in the midst of simultaneous crises,” Genevieve Roth, founder of Invisible Hand, said in a statement. “For those of us who make storytelling our life’s work, this moment presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The thought leaders, experts and storytellers we’ve selected for Unreasonable Talk Day will help creators understand the complex issues of our time and empower them with the information they need to create authentic narratives that help viewers navigate everywhere. . they.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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