OKRE connects the film, TV, and gaming industries with researchers and lived experience to create entertainment that sparks real social change

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.

Programmes

We connect creators with research expertise and lived experience, providing opportunities for collaboration, learning and industry engagement.

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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.

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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.

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.

Check out some of these project supported by OKRE:

Case Study CultureFilm

The Exhibition

Queer Roma artist returns from London to his Hungarian hometown to stage a public exhibition.
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Case Study CultureFilm

Rose’s House

A terrace home in Sheffield, providing a safe space for a marginalised community of trans women.
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Case Study CultureFilm

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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Case Study CultureFilm

MOTHERBOARD

Decades spanning documentary following the twists and turns of single motherhood, finding beauty in the passage of time.
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Case Study CultureFilm

The Ceremony

Immigrant cultures expressed through food, music & burial Practices.
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Case Study CultureFilm

My Blonde GF

Tackling the troubling issue of non-consensual deepfake pornography through powerful storytelling.
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Case Study CultureFilm

Black Dog

A journey into what it means to face trauma and find connection in the unlikeliest of places.
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Case Study CultureVideo Game

Windrush Tales

Delving into the experiences of Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain.
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Summits

2025

At the 2025 OKRE Summit, we focused on how to create more authentic, impactful worlds on screen, with a particular spotlight on stories developed in collaboration with lived experience or academic research.

Highlights included our keynote, author and screen writer Paris Lees, delivering an honest account of the process of turning her life story into the BBC drama ‘What it Feels Like For a Girl’, and a deep dive into hit ITV show The Assembly, to also showcase how inclusive practices off-screen are fuelling creativity on-screen.
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31 Oct 2025

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