High profile celebrities are launching a film school for underserved communities to make Hollywood “more inclusive.”

High profile celebrities are launching a film school for underserved communities to make Hollywood “more inclusive.” George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, and Eva Longoria are among the actors who will be co-founding The Roybal School of Film and Television Production, a high school for marginalized communities beginning in fall 2022. It is a magnet program created in partnership with the Los angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and curriculum will center around film and TV production, and provide educational tools and practical training centered in the arts and sciences of filmmaking. It will give students a “robust academic education, practical training and access to renowned storytellers and other industry professionals and experts from Hollywood” as well as offer a dedicated internship initiative. According to Clooney: “Our aim is to better reflect the diversity of our country. That means starting early. It means creating high school programs that teach young people about cameras, and editing and visual effects and sound and all the career opportunities that this industry has to offer. It means internships that lead to well-paying careers. It means understanding that we’re all in this together.” (Variety, CNN)