From History to Our Story - movies and a new way of looking at the past | Misan Sagay | TEDxEton

Misan discusses the importance of analysing history and giving voice to the previously unheard to give a more accurate representation of the past, and consequentially reshaping our future.

Misan Sagay is an award-winning film maker, screenwriter and producer. She won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Fox Searchlight’s box office hit, BELLE.

The BELLE script, nominated for a Humanitas Prize, was inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of a British admiral who was raised by her aristocratic aunt and uncle.

Sagay’s producing and screenwriting credits include SECRET LAUGHTER OF WOMEN, starring Colin Firth and Nia Long; and the award-winning, critically acclaimed ABC television movie, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, starring Halle Berry and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey. Sagay has co-written GUERRILLA with John Ridley for Sky and Showtime, starring Freida Pinto. At present, she is writing a series BATTERSEA RISE for the BBC and IMPRINTED for ITV.

Misan Sagay is a member of the Academy’s Class of 2016 and sits on the Writer’s Executive Branch Committee.