WATCH: Viola Davis Talks Film Industry And The Importance Of RepresentationThe Oscar winning actress discusses the importance of representation in the film industry.0 seconds of 1 minute, 27 secondsVolume 0%Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcutsKeyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabledShortcuts Open/Close/ or ?Play/PauseSPACEIncrease Volume↑Decrease Volume↓Seek Forward→Seek Backward←Captions On/OffcFullscreen/Exit FullscreenfMute/UnmutemDecrease Caption Size-Increase Caption Size+ or =Seek %0-9 Subtitle SettingsOffEnglish(US)_vFont ColorWhiteFont Opacity100%Font Size100%Font Familysans-serifCharacter EdgeNoneEdge ColorBlackBackground ColorBlackBackground Opacity75%Window ColorBlackWindow Opacity0%ResetWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%200%175%150%125%100%75%50%ArialCourierGeorgiaImpactLucida ConsoleTahomaTimes New RomanTrebuchet MSVerdanaNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop ShadowWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0%WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0% facebook x Email linkedin Linkhttps://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/jUJnx9RFCopiedAuto1080p720p540p360p270p180p Live00:0001:2701:27 Home • Videos WATCH: Viola Davis Talks Film Industry And The Importance Of Representation By Essence · Updated April 10, 2025 The Oscar winning actress discusses the importance of representation in the film industry. TOPICS: action movies amazon studios black actors Black actresses Black Movies film industry G20 Movies prime Viola Davis See More Videos WATCH: ESSENCE Ear To The Street With Jazzolina | Work From ... Videos WATCH: ESSENCE Clocked In With Jekalyn Carr Videos WATCH | Wunmi Mosaku On The Magic Of ‘Sinners’ And The A... Videos WATCH: Ryan Coogler Talks Protecting Black Culture Videos WATCH | MakeUp HerStory: Ami Colé Founder Reflects On Mothe... Videos WATCH: Black-Owned Natural Multi-Purpose Shampoo Bars are a ... Videos WATCH: ESSENCE Clocked In With Keri Hilson Videos WATCH: Midwives 101: What They Do And Why Black Mamas-to-Be ...