Resist ageism: Nicole Kidman's advice at Cannes as she champions gender equality
Actor-producer Nicole Kidman was honoured at the 78th Cannes Film Festival with the Kering Women in Motion Awards. She spoke about resisting ageism and how she kept her vow of championing and working with female filmmakers in her career. In the 8 years since she took her vow in 2027, she has worked with 27 female filmmakers.As a producer, Kidman revealed that there were hardly a few eligible names to work with initially. The first-timers were considered too risky. "I had to say, 'This is how I'm doing it. We'll take the risk. We're going to mentor, support, help and protect.' The only way to do it is to actually do the world, show up and go: 'I'm here. I'll be in your film'," she explained at an event.advertisementIn 2017, Kidman took a vow to work with a female filmmaker every 18 months. She has now worked with 27 women in eight years.
Executing and keeping her pledge wasn't easy. But, Kidman wasn't backing down. "I was going to make it possible. I was at a point where we had a discussion where there was such a disparity in terms of the choice. You'd go, 'Could a woman direct this?'" she remarked.Apart from championing gender equality, Nicole Kidman also advocated for resisting ageism in the field of work."You get to a certain age, and maybe you have made a great film in your 20s that got lauded and then suddenly you're in your 40s, and you haven't followed it up or made choices that didn't succeed. But you're like, 'I'm not over! Please still keep believing in me and investing in me'," she added.advertisementContinuing further, she said, "That is important too, resisting ageism. There's the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person. It's about going, 'No, you actually can have a second or third chapter.''Nicole Kidman is the 10th recipient of the Kering Women in Motion award. On the work front, she will be seen next in 'Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2'.
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