OKRE
Entertainment Powered.
Impact Led.
OKRE is a charity that harnesses the power of entertainment for positive societal impact. By bringing together researchers, people with lived experience, and creative talent, we help ensure that stories are informed by expertise and grounded in real-world understanding.
Through a systems-change approach, we build the connections, collaborations, and conditions that make impactful entertainment possible - using storytelling to foster curiosity, deepen understanding, and create a more connected and empathetic society.
Through a systems-change approach, we build the connections, collaborations, and conditions that make impactful entertainment possible - using storytelling to foster curiosity, deepen understanding, and create a more connected and empathetic society.
Programmes
We connect creators with research expertise and lived experience, providing opportunities for collaboration, learning and industry engagement.
Find out more...Development funding
Our development funding enables teams to work collaboratively across disciplines, bringing together creative talent, research expertise and lived experience to strengthen projects during their earliest stages.
Find out more...Research & Insight
Our research and insight programmes publish research and insights into the impacts of entertainment on society, drawing on new evidence to inform authentic, impactful storytelling across film, TV and games.
Find out more...OKRE Summit
The OKRE Summit is an annual event bringing together creatives, researchers and industry leaders to explore how entertainment can reflect evidence and drive positive social impact.
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Laughing Matters Fellowship
Comedy powered by climate expertise.
The Laughing Matters Fellowship is a funded three-month development programme for writers and producers. It will support pairs of creatives to develop comedy projects that reflect climate and health themes in fresh, funny and authentic ways.
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Check out some of these projects supported by OKRE through creative collaboration:
Sunny Dancer
Ivy finds unexpected friends in a group of misfits and has a summer she'll never forget.
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The Exhibition
Queer Roma artist returns from London to his Hungarian hometown to stage a public exhibition.
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Rose’s House
A terrace home in Sheffield, providing a safe space for a marginalised community of trans women.
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The Things We Don’t Say
A group of young adults born during or just after the 1994 genocide against Rwanda's Tutsi people gather to find the courage to break a powerful taboo.
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MOTHERBOARD
Decades spanning documentary following the twists and turns of single motherhood, finding beauty in the passage of time.
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The Ceremony
Immigrant cultures expressed through food, music & burial Practices.
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My Blonde GF
Tackling the troubling issue of non-consensual deepfake pornography through powerful storytelling.
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Black Dog
A journey into what it means to face trauma and find connection in the unlikeliest of places.
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Windrush Tales
Delving into the experiences of Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain.
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