Intimacy coordinators, new protocols and safeguards and “things that seem very small on the page” have made Hollywood a better place for women in the MeToo era unleashed by the New York Times’…
“We are still living in an oppressive patriarchy. That’s not special to our industry. There is so much change left to be effected,” Kazan said at the world premiere of the Universal Studios’ release at the. But, “One of the things that has happened as a result of this reporting … and the reporting that came out subsequently, is that there is now a conversation that is open and not just behind closed doors, and I think that makes an enormous difference.
More broadly, Judd said, MeToo has allowed women to “reframe” their experiences, call out abuse, not blame themselves. That’s something the young film industry aspirants in the story, the book and the film told Times’ journalists years later that they had been been painfully, wrenchingly unable to do. MeToo has “allowed women’s consciousness to transform and to set boundaries and claim autonomy,” Judd said after a crescendo of applause when she came onstage.
“It’s heavy being in this room. It’s a room where Harvey Weinstein has been, this room and this festival,” said NYFF director Eugene Levy. “This film encapsulates so much of what we believe about journalism,” said Kantor. “It is our job to build people’s confidence in telling the truth and we really hope the film will help in that work. The group of sources and people who shared information was relatively small and yet their impact was so large, and we hope this film makes people remember that these personal stories can make an enormous difference.
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