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Kayla Keip 7/1/22 Kayla Keip 7/1/22

Alumni Spotlight: Alison Duke (MFA ’20)

A visionary, pioneer, and mentor, Alison Duke (MFA '20) is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and a Black queer-woman who uses her craft to produce distinctive entertainment content, and most importantly to talk about social issues and ways to overcome them. Alison co-founded OYA Media Group in 2018 to continue producing unconventional content and support other emerging filmmakers. She has worked on some ground-breaking documentaries, feature films, and short films – all to give a voice to underrepresented communities.

Posted on 30 June 2022

Kayla Keip 3/14/22 Kayla Keip 3/14/22

Producing Authentically Black Stories with Oya Media Group

Alison and Ngardy founded OYA Media Group to bring an authentic perspective to media through socially relevant, life-changing stories that amplify Black experiences. Their documentary Mr. Jane & Finch, which they co-produced and Ngardy directed, premiered on CBC Docs POV in 2019 and won two Canadian Screen Awards.

Kayla Keip 11/24/21 Kayla Keip 11/24/21

Oya Media Group celebrated for entrepreneurship, paying it forward

BY ZEENYA SHAH

The founders focus on lifting up other Black-owned businesses while looking for partners to grow their own award-winning prodco.

Guest User 9/16/20 Guest User 9/16/20

Roundtable Discussion: Ways to Bring About Lasting Diversity and Inclusion in the Canadian Entertainment Industry

Article courtesy of contentcanada.net

How can lasting change be implemented in the Canadian industry to ensure our entertainment media landscape reflects our inclusive society? How can talent behind and in front of the camera become more diverse? This summit tackles this topic with the help of independent production leaders.

Kai Gaspard 8/17/20 Kai Gaspard 8/17/20

The Power of Two

article courtesy of liisbeth.com
by Meral Mohammad Jamal

Five thousand.

That’s roughly how many hours of film that Winston LaRose had in his personal archives when filmmaker Ngardy Conteh George met up with him to research a documentary she was making.