That was the big question posed at Sundance’s Variety & Audible Cocktails & Conversations panel. Brent Lang, Variety‘s Executive Editor, led a discussion that included Tony and Grammy award-winning actor, rapper, writer and producer Daveed Diggs, comedian and actress Iliza Shlesinger and Marshall Lewy, Audible’s head of regional content in North America.
While there’s not one simple answer, the panel provided keen insight into the modern landscape of storytelling. Diggs, for instance, spoke to the need for empathy and connection through storytelling, especially as many people in society are going through a difficult time.
“It’s a time of great opportunity, and in other ways it feels very heavy,” Diggs said. “There’s a lot of weight on the shoulders of storytellers right now, because there are so many. I think we’re at an empathy deficit, and that…
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