ADDITIONAL FACTSHEETS

Below is a collection of storytelling guides on a number of communities and topics. These resources are independently produced and not created in collaboration with TTIE. Like our own factsheets, these are only entry points for representation. Independent research and consultation is encouraged.

Caring Across Generations: Care Inclusion Playbook: Story starters to add authenticity and improve on screen representation of caregivers and people who depend on care.

The Civic Leadership Story Project: Civic Solutions Story Tracker (Resource Library): A collection of story and character suggestions on topics such as civic participation, democracy, and economic justice.

Everytown: Understanding and Depicting Gun Violence in Entertainment: A compilation of research, course corrections, and useful questions to help guide storytellers tackling gun violence in entertainment.

Geena Davis Institute (Resource Library): Toolkits and insights to shape media portrayals of topics like women in STEM, motherhood, and caregiving.

Hollywood Health and Society (Resource Library): Searchable database of accurate and up-to-date information for storylines on health, safety, and security.

ImagineNATIVE: On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A media production guide to working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, cultures, concepts, and stories.

New America: Re-Scripting Depictions of Abortion on Screen: Resource for storytellers around depictions of abortion and related decision-making on screen.

New America: Re-Scripting Gender, Work, Family and Care: Resource for storytellers on telling more impactful narratives around gender, work, family, and care on screen.

Norman Lear Center: Jews on Screen: Tips and research on Jewish visibility and representation in scripted TV.

Storyline Partners (Resource Library): Reports, studies, and tip sheets generated to guide writing and producing authentic and compelling narratives for film, television, podcast, and video games.

T’ruah: A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism: A primer on antisemitism in media and culture.

UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers (Resource Library): Tip sheets and checklists for content creators that provide the latest research-based insights on authentic inclusive representation.

WGAW NAIWC: I’m Writing A Native Character, …Now What?: Terms, story guidance, and stats for creating authentic Native representation.