The French actress is ready to change the world. She’s starting with the film industry.
I saw the Celine Sciamma film at the 2019 Cannes Film festival and fell in love with it. The movie subverts all the tropes that exist within queer cinema, delivering a romantic story through a genuinely queer lens. I followed the entire press tour, from actress Adèle Haenel speaking about her assault at the hands of director Christophe Ruggia all the way through awards season, including the 2020 César Awards. The ceremony is France’s version of the Oscars, and the award is the highest honor for those in French movie business. As I watched clips of this year’s show, I was enthralled by the display of protest from members of the French film community.
The ceremony was particularly spicy for two reasons; one, because when Roman Polanski was announced as the best director winner, Sciamma, Haenel, her co-star Noémie Merlant, and Maiga, a presenter at the ceremony, stood up and walked out in protest of the show’s celebration of an alleged rapist. The second reason, which is often overshadowed by the first, was Maïga’s speech earlier in the evening, about the rampant racism, lack of inclusion, and poor representation of people of color in French cinema. “I could not stand the idea of going to this type of ceremony and just smiling and wearing this beautiful dress and pretending that nothing’s wrong,” the actress tells ELLE.com.
Source:https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a33448090/aissa-maiga-interview/