Category: North America
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The Dark Side of Music Events: Death & Mayhem (pt.2)
While attending concerts and music festivals is a favourite pastime for many across the globe, they can be dangerous if poorly planned or managed. The second part of this article looks at deadly and dangerous incidences that have occurred at music events in recent years due to issues with terrorism. Terrorism When it comes to […]
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The Dark Side of Music Events: Death & Mayhem (pt.1)
While attending concerts and music festivals is a favourite pastime for many across the globe, they can be dangerous if poorly planned or managed. The first part of this article looks at deadly and dangerous incidences that have occurred at music events in recent years due to issues with infrastructure or crowds. Infrastructure When it […]
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Same-Sex Representation in Animated Films
This article focuses on the history of same-sex representation in animated films and the importance of having such representation for children. History of Representation When it comes to the representation of same-sex families and storylines, family-friendly animated films are sorely lacking. Media giants such as Disney and Pixar have struggled with adequate LGBTQ+ representation, with […]
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Censorship in Film: To Infinity & Beyond
This article focuses on the new Disney + Pixar film, Lightyear, and its censorship across the globe. Background On June 17, 2022, a new Disney + Pixar film was released, based on the legendary character Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story animated movie series. Lightyear has been established as a prequel to the series, focusing […]
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Award Season: A Look at Diversity
The article focuses on this year’s award season, highlighting moments that showcased how diverse the entertainment industry really is. This piece is the first penned by The Switch’s newest contributor, Savannah Mumby. The Oscars This year’s Oscars were one for the books, as many of us know. And no, we’re not talking about what happened […]
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Staying Local: A Sustainable Switch for Toronto’s Film Industry
This post includes information on The Sustainable Switch and its plans to transform Toronto’s TV and film industry. In 2022, The Sustainable Switch made a switch of its own. Our firm narrowed its scope to focus exclusively on the TV and film industry within the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA). More specifically, we are […]
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Fashion Innovators: One Woman’s Fight for Fairness
This article focuses on the fashion innovator, Nurjahan Begum, and includes an exclusive interview with her. This is the debut article on The Switch for new writer Tasha White. The year 2022 is a big one for many reasons; The opening of the Ethical Local Market was one of them. It popped up in Toronto’s […]
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Inclusive Entertainment with BIPOC TV & Film
In February 2022, I had the opportunity to interview the director of BIPOC TV & Film on the organization and her role in it. This article includes some background information and an exclusive Q&A with Douglas. The organization was launched in 2012 as the Indigenous and Creatives of Colour in TV & Film by Canadian […]
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Black History Month Spotlight: The Force That Is Shonda Rhimes
February is designated as Black History Month here in Canada. While The Sustainable Switch works to celebrate and elevate Black talent and culture year-round, we are taking it as an excuse to shine a light on some amazing Black talent on-screen and behind-the-scenes for the TV and film industry. This article focuses on media mogul […]
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Black History Month Spotlight: Marsai Martin
This year for Black History Month, we will be focusing on highlighting the amazing talent both on and off of the big screen. To kick this off, we will be focusing this article on the incredibly talented 17-year-old Marsai Martin. Marsai Martin was born in small-town Plano, Texas, where she first launched her acting career. […]