Lukas Dhont was participating in a gender equality panel at the EFAs.
Stories should not be pigeonholed by gender, said Lukas Dhont, the Belgian director of Girl, at an EFAs debate about gender equality. “Yes we need stories about women told by women, yes we need stories about African Americans told by African Americans, yes, we need trans stories told by trans people.”
However, he continued, “I see cinema as a bridge, not a wall. This goes for all the arts – acting, directing – if we only make work that reflects our own identity, I think that is the wrong direction.
Stories should not be pigeonholed by gender, said Lukas Dhont, the Belgian director of Girl, at an EFAs debate about gender equality. “Yes we need stories about women told by women, yes we need stories about African Americans told by African Americans, yes, we need trans stories told by trans people.”
However, he continued, “I see cinema as a bridge, not a wall. This goes for all the arts – acting, directing – if we only make work that reflects our own identity, I think that is the wrong direction.
- 12/17/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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