Storyline Partners
Advancing authentic, accurate, and equitable narratives in television and film....
Advancing authentic, accurate, and equitable narratives in television and film....
Building the tools, strategy, and technology for the next stage of human existence ...
Advancing long-term pop culture narrative change strategy to develop a new understanding of immigrant justice as racial justice, anchored in love, pride, abundance and collective care...
Launching the Creative Change Innovation Fellowship for leading-edge storytellers to develop culture change projects....
Developing the series Damaged Goods to further discussion about the representation of black sex and intimacy on TV....
Creating bold, cinematic content that sparks the radical imagination for social change....
Lifting up diverse comedy writers and performers through a competitive incubation lab and pitch program....
Transforming Patrisse Cullors' best-selling memoir "When They Call You a Terrorist" into a television series...
Supporting Middle Eastern artists to control the narratives about their own cultures...
Revolutionizing the way television and the arts are developed through an artist-centered and community-based approach...
Supporting the development and activation of an accelerator for mid-career culture change artists in entertainment...
Testing innovative storytelling technologies for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community...
Building an accelerator for mid-career culture change artists in entertainment...
Centering historically excluded communities in TV writers rooms...
A new artist-in-residence pilot to support artists of color to tell their own stories...
Overcoming barriers for undocumented artists in entertainment...
Advancing authentic, accurate, and equitable narratives in television and film...
Creating a talent pipelines for formerly incarcerated storytellers...
13Exp is a new experiential social impact entertainment studio, one of the first in a growing field focused on interlocking scaleable, digital and physical content with social impact as a driving force. Experiential narratives tell stories that reflect the reality of what it is to...
The Barcid Foundation is a nonprofit media arts organization founded by writer-producer Ian Skorodin to foster understanding of the culture, traditions, and issues of Native Americans. With the goal of creating a genuine and mutually beneficial relationship between the Native American community and the entertainment...
Noor Theatre is an OBIE Award–winning company that supports, develops, and produces the work of theater artists of Middle Eastern descent. Led by Founding Artistic Director Lameece Issaq, an award-winning actor and writer, Noor was created to develop artists’ voices and share their often-unheard stories...
OTV | Open Television is a platform for intersectional digital television that develops and supports the launch of indie series by Chicago-based Black, brown, differently abled, and queer artists. OTV aims to revolutionize the way TV and the arts are developed through an artist-centered and...
The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) is dedicated to seeking improved wages and working conditions for restaurant workers nationwide. Founded in New York City after September 11, 2001, to provide support to restaurant workers displaced as a result of the destruction of the World...
Storyline Partners collaborates with the entertainment industry, particularly TV writers rooms, to seed new narratives and support inclusive and nuanced storytelling that represents the authenticity and depth of communities who need a stronger voice in pop culture. Storyline Partners provides content creators with with credible...
Unleashing Giants is a company dedicated to the empowerment of others. Its purpose is to inspire and nurture new voices - and old. They present human stories that break racial and economic boundaries, creating a mouthpiece for those who are not traditionally heard. ¬...
Since 2011, CultureStrike has established itself as a leading force in the growing arts for social change field. Led by women of color and a 7-person team including undocumented, immigrant, and LGBTQ artists, and guided by the vision of its co-founder, visual artist Favianna Rodriguez,...
The Midwest Culture Lab is a project of the Alliance for Youth Organizing, a national network of grassroots organizing groups. The Midwest Culture Lab is anchored by two of the Alliance's affiliates in the Midwest (Chicago Votes, Ohio Student Association) and a narrative-based statewide organization...
Graphic novelist and pop culture critic Jeff Yang and the Secret Identities team work with professional graphic storytellers and amateur creators to collaboratively imagine and bring to life organically diverse original superheroes inspired by the personal experiences and cultural heritage of those who traditionally haven't...