Topic: Academy Of Motion Pictures

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81: Qincidence
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81: Qincidence

Academy Membership Changes and Marginalized Lenses

April Reign discusses the substantive changes made by the Academy to double the number of women and people of color in its ranks by 2020. She cites the inclusion of filmmakers like Melvin Van Peebles and Julie Dash as a way to change the "lens" through which films are judged. The hosts remain skeptical, viewing these additions as tokenism for the sake of corporate optics.