Local Cinema Studios is committed to creating an environment within our company and our community that fosters a culture of diversity, equality, and inclusion for all people. We are committed to embracing and celebrating differences in race, ethnicity, age, family or marital status, gender identity, mental or physical ability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and other identities that are important to those in our community.

At Local Cinema Studios, we respect and rejoice in the differences of all people. We understand that what makes us different is what makes us strong. Having different perspectives due to different identities and life experiences allows us to better serve our community and ourselves. We create a safe culture to allow employees and community members to express themselves and reach their full potential. We are fully committed to an anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-transphobic/homophobic environment and fully support movements that seek equality.

The practices expressed in this policy are applicable to our practices of recruitment, compensation, professional development and training, promotions, events and programs, terminations, and all other company practices. We enforce respectful communication, and always encourage people to speak up with ideas to help us become a more socially aware and inclusive company.

All Local Cinema Studios employees and affiliates are expected to treat all other employees and community members with respect at all times, and exhibit behavior that aligns with the content of this policy. Any employee or associate of the company found to have participated in behavior that goes against the expectations laid out in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, and any employee or associate of the company who has been subjected to any kind of discrimination based on a personal identity should seek assistance from a supervisor so the problem can be handled immediately.

We know that having a diverse range of people working together creates the strongest team and the most inclusive community, and this is what we strive to do at Local Cinema Studios. We are fully committed to creating an environment that is conducive to fair treatment, equal access to opportunity, and respect of identity at all levels of our company.