NYFF 2022: Women Talking Press Conference with Sarah Polley, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, & cast
Following the press screening of Women Talking, the cast and crew of the film came on stage to discuss the film in a press conference moderated by Eugene Hernandez. Included were producer Dede Gardner, director Sarah Polley, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, and Kate Hallett
Reeling from multiple counts of sexual abuse, newly uncovered within their Mennonite colony, a group of women gather in a hayloft to discuss how to respond. While the men are away, the women narrow their options down to three: do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. Some fear that any act of defiance will jeopardize their entry into heaven, while others believe they cannot survive without husbands and sons. Some are willing to take any measures to escape the terror of their domestic lives and insist that “the truth is stronger than the rules.”