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FREE THE WORK SHINES A LIGHT ON THE LACK OF BLACK DIRECTORS IN AD PRODUCTION

byFTW Staff
June 16, 2020
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Free the Work shines a light on the lack of representation of Black directors in advertising—through data.

FREE THE WORK has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the directorial rosters of production companies across the US and UK to highlight the black of Black directors within the advertising industry. The numbers at the production company level speak to issues within the brand and agency spheres as well; by publishing these findings, we hope that this becomes a time of reckoning and fresh commitment from production companies on an internal level.

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