Cannes Film Festival: Aja Naomi King Talks ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ Raising a Feminist Son, and Working With Brie Larson

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Aja Naomi King hit the red carpet in Cannes for the “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” premiere in a sculptural champagne-colored Gaurav Gupta dress.

ahead of glamming up for the premiere, King reflected on how Hollywood has started to make significant strides on inclusion, both in front of and behind the camera.

King said the “shorthand” between women — and especially women of color — about shared experiences added a layer of instinct to the project. Since the story takes place in the ’50s, there is also an added layer for her as a Black woman. The ease of working with Black and female staff helped shape the scenes. “It’s just so significant to be able to talk to someone where it’s like, ‘I don’t have to explain this to you, because you get it in a very deep way. Like, you got it, your mother got it, your grandmother got it, the stories were passed down to you and you’re going to understand this,” she said.

“So yes, I am raising my son to be a feminist and a humanist, and to be someone who is going to give a damn about what he is observing about other people’s lived experiences,” she said.

 

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