ATX Festival 2021: Black TV Creatives Discuss What Still Needs to Be Done in the Industry

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 Laura Sirikul

Celebrating all things television, the ATX festival was virtual again this year with a lineup filled with wonderful television series as well as discussions by leaders in television. One of the many panel conversations had a very serious conversation about race discussions in television called Television in an Era of Racial Reckoning, hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Interview, Television

NOC Interview: Kay Oyegun on Directing NBC’s ‘This Is Us’

May 11, 2021May 28, 2021 Sophia Soto

Kay Oyegun directed episode 5×13, “Brotherly Love,” of the NBC hit drama. The episode focused on Randal and Kevin reuniting to hash out their past. Oyegun is a part of NBCUniversal’s Female Forward program, which is the company’s annual initiative for female directors that aims to achieve gender parity among scripted series directors.