Sarandon credits Hollywood's sexism to corporatisation
Los Angeles
February 18, 2017
Actress Susan Sarandon says all of Hollywood's
problems, including sexism and racism, can be attributed to it becoming a huge
business.
Sarandon spoke about it at a panel discussion at Tropfest Short
Film Festival at Parramatta, Australia, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Sarandon, who is serving as head juror at the gala, attributed Hollywood's
increasing dependence on reboots to a "lack of imagination", which she said
feeds a larger problem of discrimination, along with the "corporate takeover of
making films".
"This is why we have so much sexism and racism and ageism
in Hollywood," she said.
"There's a lot of businessmen that are making
decisions, not people who necessarily love movies. This is where you get casting
by how many followers you have on Instagram."
She praised small festivals
and young filmmakers as "where our hope lies", later making special mention of
Xavier Dolan, who directed her on the forthcoming "The Death and Life of John F.
Donovan", and Greta Gerwig.
Los Angeles
February 18, 2017
Actress Susan Sarandon says all of Hollywood's
problems, including sexism and racism, can be attributed to it becoming a huge
business.
Sarandon spoke about it at a panel discussion at Tropfest Short
Film Festival at Parramatta, Australia, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Sarandon, who is serving as head juror at the gala, attributed Hollywood's
increasing dependence on reboots to a "lack of imagination", which she said
feeds a larger problem of discrimination, along with the "corporate takeover of
making films".
"This is why we have so much sexism and racism and ageism
in Hollywood," she said.
"There's a lot of businessmen that are making
decisions, not people who necessarily love movies. This is where you get casting
by how many followers you have on Instagram."
She praised small festivals
and young filmmakers as "where our hope lies", later making special mention of
Xavier Dolan, who directed her on the forthcoming "The Death and Life of John F.
Donovan", and Greta Gerwig.
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