British-Asian film critic comments on what UK can learn from 2021 American diversity report

According to a report by UCLA, the number of ethnic minorities involved in watching or making American movies increased in the past year. Commenting on what the British film industry can take away from this report, British-Asian film critic Katie Smith-Wong told BBC, "They're acknowledging there are different ethnicities and audiences out there who are looking to find a different branch of story," Wong said that the release of Black Panther in 2018 showed there's an audience around the world which needs stories and talent to be recognised from across ethnicities, cultures and histories. She said, “In Hollywood, you see there are more supporting roles, whereas in the UK, it's hard to find ones that don't avoid stereotypes." Katie also felt that in the UK the influence of diversity is not as strong in the mainstream, with films here not celebrating positive stories as much and leaning more to plots of hardship.