Here’s a woman who should be running Hollywood
Although only 27, Canadian Sarah Polley has proven with her feature film directorial debut that she can tackle any subject — even one about the complexities of an elderly couple in the final stages of their marriage.
Away from Her is based on the short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro, about an elderly man trying to deal with his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease and feelings of guilt about his past misdeeds.
Just because she has a movie coming out isn’t the reason why she should rule all. No, this is why:
Her disenchantment with Disney was rooted in an incident during the Gulf War, when she was invited by Disney to appear at a Children’s Awards Show in Washington, D.C. With the United States still engaged in the Gulf War, 12-year-old Polley wore a peace symbol to the event, refusing requests from producers to take if off. She has reportedly been blacklisted by Disney since then.
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In 1995, she lost several teeth to riot police while protesting against the Provincial Conservative government of Mike Harris in Queen’s Park, Toronto. [citation needed] She was subsequently involved with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. Not wanting to be seen stealing the spotlight, she has recently scaled back on her political activism but remains one of the most engaged young actors in North America.
Hard. Core.
The role eventually played by Kate Hudson in Almost Famous was supposed to be Polley, but I like her best in Go and Dawn of the Dead.
Rock on, Sarah. Give them Hollywoodies a kick in the nuts as you race on by.
