Overview

• During a Venice Film Festival junket for After the Hunt, ArtsLife TV’s Federica Polidoro posed a question about what was “lost in the politically correct era” and life in Hollywood “after the #MeToo movement and Black Lives Matter are done,” directing it only to Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.
• Ayo Edebiri interjected to respond that the movements are not over, emphasizing that activists’ work continues even if it draws less mainstream coverage than in prior years.
• Roberts supported Edebiri’s point by saying, “It’s not done,” and Garfield added that the movements are “still absolutely alive.”
• The exchange went viral on social media, where users praised Edebiri’s poise and criticized the decision to exclude the only Black woman on the panel from the question.
• Polidoro issued a public statement on Instagram rejecting accusations of racism and warning she may seek legal protection over online attacks; After the Hunt is slated to open the New York Film Festival this month before a U.S. theatrical release on Oct. 10.