Zakiyya Ashe
Berea College
Project
Hidden Minorities: Connection through Animation and Graphic Novels
Australia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, France
During this year, I will travel to five countries essential in adding racial, gender, and LGBTQIA+ diversity to the animation pipeline. What are the mindsets of minorities pioneering this new animation art form? The countries I wish to visit encourage audiences to establish networks using animation and graphic novels as a connection medium. To understand how the marginalized identify with characters, stories, and others like them, I will collaborate with artists to explore how they have strengthened their voices through the animation industry.