Actor and Producer Maria Bello discusses issues of minority underrepresentation in Hollywood and how the Systemic Change Project is working to change that.
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Photos: Reel Change: The Struggles and Successes of Thwarting the Status Quo

Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Associate Professor and Founder and Director of the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative, interviews members of the Systemic Change Project, formed by Women in Film Los Angeles and Sundance Institute to address inequality in the film industry. Actor/Producer Maria Bello (Lights Out, McFarland, USA, Coyote Ugly, A History of Violence), producer Cassian Elwes (Elvis & Nixon, Dallas Buyer’s Club, Lee Daniels’ The Butler), and other guests discuss the unprecedented work the group is doing to reach their peers in entertainment and move the needle for women in Hollywood for the first time in decades.

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2016 Trojan Family Weekend: Reel Change: The Struggles and Successes of Thwarting the Status Quo