GEMMA CHAN Actor
“One of the most satisfying moments in my professional life was taking my
mum and dad to the Crazy Rich Asians premiere in London. We all watched
it together and were in tears. It was a very emotional, cathartic experience.
My mum said she never expected a film like that to get made by Hollywood,
one where you could see people like our family up on screen. I know the
perception is that it’s got a lot easier to make films by or about minorities or
women, but it’s actually still difficult. I would like to see a real increase in the
diversity of people who are in a position to make decisions in the industry.
When you think about who actually has the power to get a project green-lit,
it is just a handful of people in Hollywood, and even fewer of those are women,
or people of colour or other minorities. Until we address those systemic
imbalances all the way up the chain, we’ve still got a lot of work to do.”
Satin dress, £795, Boss. Fashion editor: Edward Enninful.
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