09/15/2024
Good new! Here’s the latest report for the BIPOC Deaf Talent®️ Creatives in the media, stage, technology, and Entertainment that you have been waiting for. Make sure you credit the source!
2024 Updated Chart Image Description:
BIPOC DEAF TALENT® CREATIVES REPORT 2024 (Pie Chart 1)
In Media, Stage, Technology, and Entertainment
Percentage* of creatives in each category (Updated 2024)
Deaf Talent® Impact Profile (26.2%)
(For talents trained at Jade Films Acting School & Deaf Talent Creative Lab® (2022-2024), including Deaf Talent®️ Casting.)
Non-Hollywood Actors (14.1%)
(indie films, commercials and educational videos)
Performers (14.5%
(dance, theater, music videos, virtual)
Social Media Influencers (13.3%)
Writers (5.5%)
Hollywood Actors (6.4%)
(films, animation, television)
Directors (4.8%)
Below-the-line-crew (10.8%)
(Including, but not limited to, Director of Artistic Sign Language (DASL) and Black American Sign Language (BASL) consultants, Deaf/Disability Culture consultants, make-p artists, hair wardrobe stylists, VFX artists, production crew, choreographers, caterers, photographers, etc.)
Producers 4.5%
*Percentage total not equaling 100% due to rounding
Source: Compiled by Jade Bryan/Deaf Talent®️ Casting, September, 2024
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BIPOC DEAF TALENT® CREATIVES REPORT 2024 (Pie Chart 2)
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) by race and ethnicity
Percentage* of creatives in each category (Updated 2024)
# Black Deaf Talent® (38.3%)
# Latinx Deaf Talent® (19.2%)
Deaf Talent® (20.6%)
# Indigenous Deaf Talent® (10.3%)
# Asian Deaf Talent® (6.5%)
(Including Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders)
Other Deaf Talent® (6.5%)
(Arab/Middle East)
Image is of a pie chart showing the largest percentage, (38.3%) in black for Black Deaf Talent®️, (19.2%) in orange for Latinx Deaf Talent®️, LGBTQ Deaf Talent®️ (20.6%) in purple, and (6.5%) in blue for Other Deaf Talent®️, (5%) in pink for Asian Deaf Talent®, and (10.3%) in green for Native American Deaf Talent®.
NOTE: Through a comparison of Charts 3 and 4, it becomes apparent that there was a substantial enhancement in both visibility and talent representation from 2022 to 2024.
