Malayalam actress Rima Kallingal, who is also part of Mollywood’s Women in Cinema Collective, is all praises for Frances McDormand, who won the Oscar for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri yesterday.
Taking to Facebook, Kallingal shared a Ted Talk video of social scientist Stacey Smith talking about ‘Inclusion Riders’ and what it means.
“Many actresses who shared the speech today on social media are those who shied away from publicly taking a stand when needed. Let this speech inspire and educate us women of our power when we stand together, the need to talk aloud about the real issues and understanding our individual roles in the times we live in,” Kallingal wrote.
In her acceptance speech, McDormand honoured the other women who were nominated in various categories. “Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed,” she said. “Don’t talk to us about it at the parties… invite us into your office in a couple of days or you can come to ours, whichever suits you best, and we’ll tell you all about them,” she announced in a voice quivering with excitement. She concluded her speech with: “I have two words for you: inclusion rider.” An “inclusion rider” is a clause that an actor can insist be inserted in the contract; it requires the cast and crew on a film to meet a certain level of diversity.
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