Cate Blanchett Talks Newly Launched Displacement Film Fund: ‘It’s the Beginning of Something Wonderful’

variety.com:

Marta Balaga Talking about the newly launched Displacement Film Fund at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on Saturday, Cate Blanchett teased: “It’s the beginning of something wonderful.” “I don’t think it has anything to do with me, but with the urgency of the situation.

And yet these stories don’t seem to be getting into the mainstream. These very human stories have been politicized and made toxic.

I’ve been a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for almost 10 years now, meeting refugees, asylum seekers and displaced people, and hearing their stories.

Their lived-in experience has been inspirational to me. Their resilience, courage, their fortitude. Their stories beggar belief.” As she noted during a panel at the festival, within that period of time, the number of refugees and the displaced has grown exponentially.