In 2021, the Cannes film festival programmed movies from an unprecedented number of women and people of color, more than in any other year.
Director Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for her film Titane, becoming only the second woman to do so. This win gave people hope that maybe change was coming from the white, male-dominated festival.But with the initial reveal of the Cannes lineup last month, it appeared things had gone back to the way they usually were, with women and POC content largely shut out.
Subsequent additions to the slate included five films directed or co-directed by women in Competition for the first time. But is it enough?
Change is happening slowly, but the years of exclusion have proven harmful to many filmmakers who exist on the margins, and few established voices seemed willing to speak up.
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