{"id":124684,"date":"2017-10-18T04:14:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T08:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=124684"},"modified":"2017-10-18T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T08:14:14","slug":"shock-anger-over-weinstein-at-ny-women-filmmakers-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/18\/shock-anger-over-weinstein-at-ny-women-filmmakers-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock, anger over Weinstein at NY women filmmakers event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Anger, shock, unity and solidarity: Those were the prevailing emotions on Tuesday at a Manhattan event for women filmmakers, writers and actors, where the Harvey Weinstein scandal wasn’t far from anyone’s mind. (ShutterStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Anger, shock, unity and solidarity: Those were the prevailing emotions on Tuesday at a Manhattan event for women filmmakers, writers and actors, where the Harvey Weinstein scandal wasn’t far from anyone’s mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m mad as hell!\u201d Jane Rosenthal, executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, said to the crowd. She was channeling the famous line from the movie \u201cNetwork,\u201d and telling guests that they needed to be mad, too.<\/p>\n

Rosenthal did not reserve her ire for only Weinstein: She also excoriated President Donald Trump for his comments about grabbing women, as well as Bill Cosby, former Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly and the late Roger Ailes, and former congressman Anthony Weiner. (She even threw in a mention of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.)<\/p>\n

These men \u201caren’t going to change their world through conversation,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cWe have to change the world around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the sidelines of the luncheon for \u201cThrough Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program,\u201d many discussed the sordid saga roiling Hollywood, where a slew of women have come out with allegations of sexual harassment, and worse, on Weinstein’s part.<\/p>\n

Actress Olivia Wilde said that while she felt anger was necessary as an \u201cenergizing\u201d factor, people needed to remain optimistic and hopeful, \u201cor else we won’t try to reach out to each other.\u201d And she said she was indeed hopeful that the Weinstein scandal \u2014 and the reaction to it \u2014 could prove to be a moment of real change in awareness of sexual harassment and assault.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is that kind of moment, the change will come from women recognizing that they’re not alone,\u201d Wilde said in an interview. She said the stories women are now telling of their ordeals with Weinstein, and others, \u201care so personal that they will add a humanity to the issue that will potentially inspire people to operate with less fear.\u201d She added that she hoped women would now be able to overcome \u201cthe shame factor, this idea that ‘it was my fault,’ and to admit it is somehow admitting weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now I’m just saying to everyone, ‘I’m here to listen and nothing you say could make me value you any less as a powerful woman,\u201d’ Wilde said. \u201cAnd through those conversations I have learned some heartbreaking things but I am also really feeling connected to the women in this community more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actress Cynthia Nixon wasn’t sure that Hollywood was experiencing a watershed moment. \u201cThat would be nice!\u201d she said in an interview. \u201cYou know, the jury is out. It’s hard. In Hollywood, traditionally the women were the showpieces and the men were the power. Still, unless you’re really holding the reins of power, you can fall into a trap where your job is to please, and then it’s hard for you to speak up when a crime is happening to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Nixon also noted that change was afoot. \u201cI do think that generationally, people’s attitudes about what’s OK and what’s not OK are changing,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether they will change completely, I don’t know. Even a great lessoning would be a step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Mira Nair (\u201cThe Namesake,\u201d \u201cMonsoon Wedding\u201d) said she was not totally surprised by the Weinstein scandal, but was \u201cshocked that it took so long to be exposed, and that they did such a good job of shutting it up when it was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that she had made an active choice not to work personally with Weinstein because of his behaviour and temper. \u201cI try to stay away from those that contaminate the air,\u201d Nair said. \u201cLife is hard enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that Weinstein had professed to love her films and sent her elaborate floral arrangements. \u201cHe was a passionate creep,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Would Weinstein’s sudden and stunning downfall eventually be that needed watershed moment many are hoping for?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think so,\u201d Nair said. \u201cIt bloody well better be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The luncheon, in its third year, launched a three-day workshop in which five rising filmmakers receive one-on-one mentorship and classes, and receive funding for developing and producing their projects.<\/p>\n

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