In a powerful speech to leading figures in Hollywood, actor Kristen Stewart urged women in film to "print (their) own currency" and reject industry tokenism, while simultaneously championing the next generation of female filmmakers.
Stewart, who recently directed The Chronology of Water, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, began her remarks with humour before swiftly pivoting to the pervasive issue of gender inequality in Hollywood.
