Original upload date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 01:22:29 GMT
TV, Media and Film messaging is far more powerful than we even understand. In this powerful talk, Azita Ghanizada takes us through the journey of assimilating from Afghanistan to Northern Virginia, an
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d turning to TV to help her along the way. How she broke down barriers as a woman from Afghanistan and learned to create her own hero. A political asylum seeker from Afghanistan, actress Azita Ghanizada's path from the beginning was one of breaking cultural barriers both in the east and the west. As an advocate, she has lead the charge to be a strong voice for the underrepresented on television and film, and has, at times, put her career at risk to tackle outdated systems in Hollywood. She believes that story telling and cultures represented on TV and Film have a tremendous responsibility in how we teach people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
