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Black women denounce racism, discrimination at Cannes Film festival
18-5-2018
After women film stars at Cannes Film festival called for gender equality and a larger share for women in the film industry, (c.f: https://bit.ly/2Ky9M8i), some 16 black and biracial actresses joined hands to denounce the lack of representation of people of color in cinema. The Senegalese-born French actress and co-author of “Noire N’est Pas Mon Metier” (Black is not my job), told AFP that the adoption of a quota system could be a possible option to combat what she described as the “invisibility” of people of color on the screens. To recall, the above book, which is a collective initiative by actresses, provides anecdotes of the racism actresses faced in their movie career. For his part, Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain French luxury fashion house which attaches great importance to diversity against racism in the world of fashion, said, “I have personally witnessed these humiliating remarks and fully understand the ignorance and discrimination (these actresses) faced throughout their career.” (An Nahar, May 18, 2018)
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