Overview
- On Tuesday in Los Angeles, Stewart delivered a seven‑minute keynote at the Academy/Chanel Women’s Luncheon that drew repeated applause from a star‑studded audience.
- She argued that post‑MeToo gains for women have stalled, condemned the “violence of silencing,” and warned that the business is “in a state of emergency.”
- Urging autonomy over token roles, she told women to reject being sidelined and to “start printing our own currency.”
- Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter presented the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women to U.S. recipient Alina Simone and international recipient Marlén Viñayo.
- Stewart’s remarks arrive as her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, is slated to reach theaters next month.