Inspired By — A Q&A With Actor-Writer-Producer Fanshen Cox DiGiovanniPosted in Articles, Biography, Interviews, Media Archive, United States on 2016-05-30 15:22Z by Steven |
Inspired By — A Q&A With Actor-Writer-Producer Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni
Goldstar Pulse
2016-05-27
Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni is creator and star of One Drop of Love, a solo show co-produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. She’s a spokesperson on the arts and racial identity, a board member of Mixed Roots Stories, and an honoree at next week’s Media Done Responsibly Awards for her commitment to diversity in Hollywood.
Tell us about what you do.
I’m the writer, producer and performer of a one-woman show (One Drop of Love) exploring the intersections of race, class and gender and how these affect our most intimate relationships. I’m an educator and have taught (and learned from) students from all over the world. I’m also an advocate for equity and inclusion at all levels of media content production.
And you haven’t run off to do something else because…
I’m named after a book, Fanshen by William Hinton, about a small village in China that used this word as their motto. ‘Fan Shen’ symbolizes the creation of a society in which everyone contributes and benefits equitably. So you could say my parents gave me a sense of responsibility from birth, and I happily do what I can to live up to my name personally and professionally…
Read the entire interview here.