- Actor and producer Kerry Washington states that the offering of women-focused films and TV shows has significantly improved.
- She attributes this positive change to female creators becoming producers and “throwing our own parties” rather than waiting for opportunities.
- Washington herself is a producer on her new Apple TV series, Imperfect Women, in which she also stars alongside Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara.
- Other prominent actresses, including Moss (who also produces Imperfect Women) and Reese Witherspoon, have similarly become powerful producers.
- Washington also emphasised the importance of storytelling that encourages audiences to engage with 'multiple points of view' as an exercise in empathy and sympathy.
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