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The Recommitment to Community (Returning to Fellowship)
In what ways can we recommit to the spaces and relationships that strengthen our community?
In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery sit down with Kyra Jones to talk about recommitting to community through accountability, care, and values-driven storytelling. From calling in Chicago institutions with love and rigor to bringing survivor-centered narratives to network TV, they explore how we return to fellowship when things get messy, and how optimism, humor, and integrity keep the work moving.
Mentioned in this episode:
Jade by Kyra Jones
Credits:
Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy is hosted by Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery.
Executive Produced by OTV.
Produced by Tribble at Ask Tribble, Inc. and Respair Media.
Associate Producers: Rasheed Peters and Stefanie Wong.
Theme music: The Secret Life of Dandelions by Roy Kinsey feat. J.A. Grimms + Edith Yokley
Special Guest: Kyra Jones is a screenwriter, actor, and educator currently located in LA. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre and Gender Studies. She is the co-creator and star of the award-winning OTV web series, The Right Swipe. Other writing and acting credits include: Woke (Hulu), Queens (ABC), Empire (Fox), Chicago Justice (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), and Seeds (OTV).
Learn more about OTV at https://www.weareo.tv/
Support the Vision:
This audio series is powered by our community and generous supporters: the MacArthur Foundation, Pop Culture Collaborative, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Kashif Incubator, Twenty43 Ventures, Illinois Arts Council Agency, and DCASE. Together, we’re shaping the future of unfiltered storytelling. Keep the vision alive and donate today at https://www.weareo.tv/donate
In what ways can we recommit to the spaces and relationships that strengthen our community?
In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery sit down with Kyra Jones to talk about recommitting to community through accountability, care, and values-driven storytelling. From calling in Chicago institutions with love and rigor to bringing survivor-centered narratives to network TV, they explore how we return to fellowship when things get messy, and how optimism, humor, and integrity keep the work moving.
Mentioned in this episode:
Jade by Kyra Jones
Credits:
Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy is hosted by Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery.
Executive Produced by OTV.
Produced by Tribble at Ask Tribble, Inc. and Respair Media.
Associate Producers: Rasheed Peters and Stefanie Wong.
Theme music: The Secret Life of Dandelions by Roy Kinsey feat. J.A. Grimms + Edith Yokley
Special Guest: Kyra Jones is a screenwriter, actor, and educator currently located in LA. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre and Gender Studies. She is the co-creator and star of the award-winning OTV web series, The Right Swipe. Other writing and acting credits include: Woke (Hulu), Queens (ABC), Empire (Fox), Chicago Justice (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), and Seeds (OTV).
Learn more about OTV at https://www.weareo.tv/
Support the Vision:
This audio series is powered by our community and generous supporters: the MacArthur Foundation, Pop Culture Collaborative, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Kashif Incubator, Twenty43 Ventures, Illinois Arts Council Agency, and DCASE. Together, we’re shaping the future of unfiltered storytelling. Keep the vision alive and donate today at https://www.weareo.tv/donate
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