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One World: Together at Home

Name: One World: Together at Home
Director: Alex Coletti
Released: 2020
Duration: 480 min

Representation Score

9.1/10

Excellent

2020

TV-PG

Director

Alex Coletti

Runtime

480 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

One World: Together at Home succeeds as a high-level exercise in showcasing diverse identities. By shifting from a singular cultural focus to a decentralized, globalized perspective, the production challenges conventional media expectations. The broadcast effectively centers voices from the Global South, disrupting the traditional 'West-as-center' model through its intentional casting. However, because the format is a musical showcase rather than a narrative drama, certain types of representation remain surface-level. Disability and gender roles, while present, lack the deep character-driven ability to act found in scripted works.

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Category Breakdown

Does One World: Together at Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The variety format includes diverse musical artists and entertainers, providing visibility for LGBTQ+ identities and gender expressions on a global stage.

How does One World: Together at Home portray gender?

Fair

Women play prominent leadership, musical, and comedic roles throughout the broadcast, helping to deconstruct traditional gender hierarchies during the global crisis.

How racially and ethnically diverse is One World: Together at Home?

Excellent

The production features a majority of performers from non-Anglo-Saxon backgrounds across various continents, effectively centering voices from the Global South to challenge Western-centric media norms.

How does One World: Together at Home represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The special promotes a secular, humanitarian ethos rather than specific religious doctrines, emphasizing global interdependence and a shared human identity over nationalist boundaries.

Does One World: Together at Home include disability representation?

Fair

The inclusion of various performers provides visibility for neurodivergent and physically diverse individuals, though representation remains incidental rather than central to the program's structural role.

Present on Screen

Exceptional racial and ethnic diversity that centers voices from the Global South.
A globalized perspective that challenges Western-centric media norms.
Promotion of a secular, humanitarian ethos that emphasizes shared human identity.

Limited or Absent

Disability representation remains largely incidental without dedicated narrative arcs.
Gender representation, while balanced, lacks deep structural ability to act compared to narrative works.
LGBTQ+ visibility is limited to performer presence rather than intentional character development.

Official Synopsis

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.

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