The Exclusion Act is a report that uses data driven research to share insight & evidence to the film industry on where inclusion of British East & South East Asians [BESEA] is failing.

The headline findings of this study shows that in the past ten years, 0.8% or only 9 out of 1077 British films have been released theatrically by directors with a BESEA heritage. In the same period, on screen, BESEA acting talent in a main role featured in only 17 theatrical releases.

This report by Chi Thai & Delphine Lievens recommends simple actions to complex challenges that can create meaningful inclusion for the BESEA community & was published in Representology, the journal for media & diversity in collaboration with University of Birmingham & the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity.

Be Part of the Change:

• Read the Exclusion Act here.

• Download these assets & help share the message on social media.

• Fund, work with and make space for BESEA community.

• Support the work of BESEA grown & led advocacy & activism.

Special Thanks To:

Alex Evans, Christopher CF Chow, Emma Ko, Vicki Brown, Robert Mitchell, Representology and the Sir Lenny Henry Diversity in Media Centre.

Thanks To:

Amar Adatia, George Hamilton, Ioanna Karavela, Jessie Meenan, Joe Kotroczo, Josh Cockcroft, Kaki Wong, Krista Laszlo, London Film Schools, Lani Kovacevic, Paris Zarcilla, Qi Zhang, Sarah Brocklehurst, Simon Ratliff, Timo Suomi.