Ep.02: Virtual Reality for Good? w/ Film Director Milica Zec, Virtual Reality Leaders Lauren Burmaster and Alex Smale; Artist & Model Phoebe Collings-James; Short Film, Mum
Can virtual reality be a force for good? Stance takes a look at this technology with filmmaker Milica Zec, and virtual reality industry leaders, Lauren Burmaster, social impact lead at Oculus, and Alex Smale, managing director of Tribemix. Stance profiles London born, new wave British artist and model Phoebe Collings-James to find out more about her art, and the complexities of feminism, mixed race identity and diasporic experiences. Plus a look at how the new moving short film, Mum, set in Manchester is challenging transgender stereotypes in relationships of care between parents and their children.
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Ep.01: Unpacking White Racial Identity w/ Author Robin DiAngelo; Actor Alix Wilton-Regan; The Rise of the Demagogue
On Stance’s first episode, Chrystal Genesis and Heta Fell profile actor, activist and founder of Play4Calais & Beyond, Alix Wilton-Regan to learn more about her role in the Hollywood film, The Wife, starring Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce and Christain Bale, and her grassroots work with child refugees. In the current political climate where white supremacy appears to be celebrated, we delve into white racial identity with the author of White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo. Plus, Chrystal digs into the history and meaning of demagoguery ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration starting in ancient Greece.
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