Ally Pankiw did not hesitate. 🎬
The 39-year-old director, responsible for one of Black Mirror’s most acclaimed episodes, received a message from her representative with a question that sounded almost rhetorical: “Harry Potter? A hard no?”. She did not need to think twice: “Absolutely not! But thanks for asking”, she replied.
The Canadian filmmaker shared that conversation on Instagram and explained her decision with a phrase that went viral: “It’s that easy to say no to funding transphobia”.
The controversy is related to comments by J.K. Rowling, author of the saga and executive producer of the new series HBO is preparing.
What no one expected was the chain reaction: Kate Herron, director of Loki and Doctor Who, commented that she had also been offered it twice, and her answer “will never change”. Two major names in streaming, the same no.
Chat posted by the director:
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