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Finding What You Want To Say

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Artists have always been conveyors of nuance and subtlety…
Artists have always been a culture’s conscience …
Today our job as artists has not changed.

Chris Oatley, along with Storytellers’ Summit hosts Adam Westbrook and Maike Venhofen face a difficult question all artists have:

‘How can we create honest art and stories in a time of so many cultural divides?’

Questions Addressed:

  • How do I dramatize what I want to say?
  • How do I avoid demonizing people with different ideologies than mine?
  • Are villains just characters that don’t agree with the hero?
  • Should I dramatize an uncomfortable theme in such a way that is comfortable for my audience?


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