Beyond the Screen: A Living Archive of Unfiltered Storytelling
To mark a decade of Open Television (OTV), Beyond the Screen emerges as a vibrant multimedia publication chronicling the evolution of intersectional storytelling and the radical infrastructures that make it possible. At its heart is a stunning coffee table book—published by For the Birds Trapped in Airports—featuring essays, archival ephemera, and visual interventions that trace OTV’s legacy across screens, stages, and communities.
Complementing the book is a limited audio series co-produced by Ask Tribble, Inc. and Repair Media, inviting listeners into intimate conversations with artists, cultural workers, and organizers who’ve shaped and been shaped by OTV’s multiverse. Together, these offerings are an invitation to remember, reflect, and reimagine what becomes possible when we center care, culture, and creativity.
This is more than a retrospective—Beyond the Screen is a love letter to the future.
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“Over the past ten years, we’ve learned ten powerful lessons — not just about storytelling, but about the ecosystems that make storytelling possible. Beyond the Screen is a celebration of that learning: of building slow and deep, choosing people over profit, and insisting that joy, care, and complexity belong at the center of media.” — Elijah mckinnon, co-founder, OTv