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IN CONVERSATION…

Robert Douglas

Robert is the director at Signature Pictures Academy, a social enterprise dedicated to combatting youth unemployment and diversifying the UK film industry by training and securing ongoing work for black, Asian and minority ethnic youngsters.

He is a husband and father of two boys aged 4 and 8, they recently welcomed our dog, Marlow, to the family.

Robert also runs an Instagram account documenting fatherhood and breaking down stereotypes.

Tell us about your journey. How did you get here?

I have had a long, winding journey to where I am now. I started out working a mundane job in a call centre, and in my free time, I helped run a fringe theatre company in Bristol, writing and producing our own work across the city. This enabled me to express

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