Oscars's video: Delroy Lindo Gina Prince-Bythewood T J Martin Academy Dialogues: Icon Mann- We Are The Culture

Actor Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”), filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Old Guard”), and Oscar-winning filmmaker T.J. Martin (“LA92”), discuss how Black artists break through barriers and truly realize the power and meaning behind the saying, “We are the culture. Nothing moves without us.” This dialogue also focuses on The Academy’s Black membership and the challenges of being successful in a system that was designed to be exclusionary. Moderated by Shawn Finnie, Associate Director of Member Relations and Outreach. Table of contents 00:00 - Icon Mann - We Are The Culture Intro 00:23 - Thoughts on the current state of the world 10:20 - Hope and the power of the Black collective 13:21 - Future of the community 16:02 - Artist responsibility in media representation 18:00 - How T.J. Martin approaches imagery in film 24:11 - Power of Black imagery in film 28:38 - Delroy Lindo’s upbringing 36:15 - Delroy Lindo representing Black manhood 37:21 - Themes of “LA92” | Then vs Now 43:42 - Black pain 48:59 - Dijon Kizzee 51:57 - The meaning and work of allies 57:28 - Change agents in their work 59:33 - The responsibility of an ally 01:01:15 - Being at the forefront of affecting culture 01:05:49 - Academy Dialogues recommendations Subscribe for more @Oscars videos ►► http://osca.rs/subscribeyt is a new series of virtual panels for members and the public, as a part of Academy Aperture 2025, called “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us,” with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. These discussions focus on the industry-wide systemic changes that are needed to afford greater opportunities to women and people from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities and to create a new narrative for recovery. More information on "Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us," can be found here: https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-launches-new-conversation-series-race-and-gender-equity-filmmaking-academy-dialogues-it