Rolling out the crimson carpet on the Sentinel Awards – Annenberg Media

The longer term was a giant subject on the crimson carpet on the 2022 Sentinel Awards on Tuesday. The gala and awards ceremony was introduced by Hollywood, Health & Society, a part of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, which gives assets and steering to tv creators and writers to make sure accuracy on social and well being points. The honorees included “Abbott Elementary,” “By no means Have I Ever,” “Dopesick,” “Reservation Canine” and different groundbreaking sequence that highlighted these matters by way of their work.

Annenberg Media spoke with celebrities in attendance on the crimson carpet about their appreciation for range in storytelling, their ideas on the way forward for tv and media and their recommendation to future creators. Attendees and honorees alike expressed pleasure for the colourful way forward for tv that lies forward.

Recommendation for future media creators

“Fame is a mist; it’s vapor. It’s not actual. It’s nothing to aspire to. You need to aspire to do good work. You need to aspire to make your dwelling as a performer. Fame is nothing to chase. You don’t need individuals following you round and in your garbage can. You need to do good work, and also you need to go house. So don’t chase that as a result of the factor is, if you chase fame, you find yourself compromising as a result of there’s all the time yet one more factor you are able to do to present somewhat bit extra fame, to get a number of extra likes. And often, that’s over the road you set for your self. So don’t chase fame, be skilled and type. You’ll get extra alternatives from being variety than from even being proficient or stunning, and wonder fades, so be variety.”

—  Yvette Nicole Brown, actor and Sentinel Awards host

“You guys are at USC. You’re already forward of the curve; good for you. It’s simply to put in writing and collaborate. It’s actually a matter of simply sticking with it and discovering your voice, and connecting with different people who find themselves doing the identical factor. And, , a rising tide lifts all boats. In order that’s actually what it’s.”

—  Elizabeth Laime, honoree and author for “A Million Little Issues”

Reflections on the way forward for storytelling with digital media

“Most writers are on their telephones and on social media whereas they’re within the writers’ rooms the entire time anyway. We’re continually taking within the information from it, or are ourselves hooked on it. So if you’re writing or arising with tales, you’re listening to with the world on a regular basis, and it’s fixed and prompt scroll, and it’s additionally the best way that we all know what’s occurring and what are the tendencies and the way I guarantee that I adapt to the tales to not simply my very own small perspective.

Rising applied sciences and synthetic intelligence and all that form of stuff is a really juicy factor to put in writing about as a result of it has so many advantages, and with these advantages come so many social disadvantages, too. It is very, very juicy as a result of it additionally represents ways in which the group could be helped.”

—  Megan Neuringer, honoree and author for “Add”

“The great factor is, extra persons are being seen. The antagonistic impact is {that a} sure aesthetic that Instagram or social media that develops. And it’s laborious if you see that aesthetic on social media. After which we additionally see that in our TV exhibits, after which individuals don’t really feel seen then. However fortunately, I’m on a present the place there’s a lot of completely different aesthetics.”

—  Jerrie Johnson, actor on “Harlem”

“I believe that [social media] does inform what persons are thinking about listening to, understanding about, exploring, what they’re going by way of, what’s stylish proper now. However I believe it’s been an important info instrument to set you in your path to do the analysis and know issues that you just wouldn’t beforehand know had we not had social media.”

—  Meagan Good, actor on “Harlem”

Reflections on illustration and variety in storytelling

“I believe ‘By no means Have I Ever’ is unquestionably one which has represented the South Asian group, however the benefit of ‘By no means Have I Ever’: it represents many individuals throughout cultures. I play the grandmother and, , there’s not a variety of Indian grandmothers on tv. So I used to be proud to do this.”

—  Ranjita Chakravarty, actor on “By no means Have I Ever”

“I believe psychological well being care in our society is seen as one thing just for people who find themselves privileged or a variety of these people who find themselves white. And we present that it’s one thing {that a} South Asian lady goes by way of that her household helps. And though she’s immune to it, actually will get compassionate affected person care. I believe [we are] exhibiting lots of people who didn’t suppose remedy was for them that it may be for them, and it perhaps isn’t as scary as they thought.”

—  Chris Schleicher, honoree and author for “By no means Have I Ever”

“I had anxiousness at a extremely younger age, and I didn’t actually know what it was. I didn’t perceive it. And I believe it’s so essential to see that on display to help you really feel much less alone, particularly being a young person, you don’t actually know what’s occurring. It’s so essential to speak about psychological well being, and I’m glad that ‘By no means Have I Ever’ talks about it.”

—  Lee Rodriguez, actor on “By no means Have I Ever”

“My father [Jim Henson] had very excessive aspirations that this was gonna be the present that was going to carry world peace. It was gonna make him be capable to [help people] talk after they come from fully completely different worlds. On this case, completely different sizes, completely different environments, however they really must coexist and talk. In order that was the core concept of the sequence.”

—  Lisa Henson, honoree and government producer of “Fraggle Rock: Again to the Rock”

“The dominant tradition that has been portrayed within the media for thus lengthy hasn’t been minorities and marginalized communities. And I believe for a very long time, we have been all making an attempt to form of be completely different to slot in. And I believe now we’re lastly in a spot the place everyone seems to be embracing our variations. Preserve your genuine self alive and nurture that.

We’re getting down to present these tales and these characters in our communities and to see different individuals embrace it after which additionally notice that these are common tales. These characters [from “Reservation Dogs”] assist viewers simply open up their minds concerning the Indigenous group, dwelling on a reservation and dwelling in these communities. When we have now range in media, , it adjustments the best way individuals see individuals, the best way individuals vote. It opens up this a part of your thoughts since you really feel empathy in the direction of characters and you’re feeling related to them, in a approach, since you’re sharing experiences. It has been actually superb to see this present have such a attain and such an impression and that our tales are written by Indigenous writers and directed by Indigenous administrators, and acted by Indigenous individuals. Like, it is simply loopy. It is historic. So I believe that that is crucial factor, is simply that we’re lastly capable of thrive and present our abilities, and other people adore it. That’s the good factor!”

—  Sarah Podemski, actor on “Resident Alien” and “Reservation Canine”