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Eva Longoria Talks Impact Of DEI Cuts: “Directors & Writers That Come Out Of Those Programs Will Suffer” – Red Sea Film Festival


Eva Longoria Talks Impact Of DEI Cuts: “Directors & Writers That Come Out Of Those Programs Will Suffer"

The former Desperate Housewives star, director and producer, who is also known for her activism in support of the Latino Community, was responding to a question about the recent spate of DEI cuts in the U.S. in an onstage conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival. “I really want to know how can I build pipeline of future talent so that when they go to the next job, they can say, “I just worked with Eva Longoria’, and somebody goes, ‘Oh, great, now I’ll hire you’. She revealed that this ambition had not been plain sailing after she received pushback against her move to hire Argentinian cinematographer Federico Cantini.

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