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).
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