While the world of French cinema has been hit in recent months by a succession of accusations of sexual violence from actresses and actors, a short film by French actress and director Judith Godrèche will be presented on May 15, 2024 at the Festival. of Cannes, learnedFrance Media Agency Tuesday May 7 with the organizers.
Spearheading the fight against sexual violence in French cinema, Judith Godrèche, 52, titled her film “Me Too”. This last “highlights the stories of victims of sexual violence. So many individual experiences which add to his own and underline their sadly universal character”indicated the Cannes Festival which “wishes to make these testimonies resonate”.
Women and men recount “their traumatic experiences”
This short film, lasting 17 minutes, was made after the actress’s punchy speech during the César ceremony, where she denounced the “level of impunity, denial and privilege” from the world of cinema concerning sexual violence, specifies theAFP.
“Judith Godrèche takes advantage of the two means of expression that she knows best – writing and cinema – and brings together women and men who have shared their traumatic experiences with her”explains the Cannes Film Festival.
A call for testimonials on Instagram
The actress launched a call for testimonials on Instagram. “Then the question arose what I was going to do with it. What do we do when we are overwhelmed by what we hear, by the quantity of testimonies? »confides Judith Godrèche, quoted in a Festival press release.
The latter filed a complaint at the beginning of the year against directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for rape and sexual and physical violence which dates back to her adolescence.
These accusations, for acts that the latter deny, and the positions taken by Judith Godrèche have led to a new movement to free the voices of victims in the cinema industry, seven years after the birth of the #MeToo movement in Hollywood. A preliminary investigation was opened in Paris against the two directors.
