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Olivia Wilde On Directing: “I’d Rather Be Controversial Than Boring”; Says Women Need More Opportunities To Get Movies Made – Red Sea Film Festival
Olivia Wilde talks career, need for more opportunities for women behind the camera & dangers of conflating art and acceptance - Red Sea Festival
Director, actress and producer Olivia Wilde was in the spotlight today at the Red Sea Film Festival, taking a look back at her career and sharing insight into how she chooses projects, while warning against conflating art and acceptance, and advocating for women to be given more opportunities to step behind the camera. Wilde continued that as an actress she “naturally gravitated towards roles that had a little bit of risk involved,” which has led to people bringing her projects as an actor or director that “they know that I won’t be afraid of, and I think part of that is being willing to not be accepted, being willing to not be celebrated by everyone, being willing to not be loved by everyone. I think a huge problem with our business, around the world I imagine it’s the same, when you conflate filmmaking or acting with fame or with large scale acceptance, you immediately cut off every opportunity to do any risky work.
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