I think it's a universal thing in every family, that people have their own specific versions of pivotal events or even small memories.
Sarah PolleyI feel like I've always had two selves - the part of me that makes films and the part of me that's political, and they haven't really connected that much. Alias Grace talks about things like class and immigration and women's rights, which felt really good. But especially now, there are pressing things to be said. It's a really scary time in the world. It's a very scary thing to have an American president who openly brags about assaulting women and is openly racist. This isn't a moment to be speaking in metaphors.
Sarah PolleyI think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.
Sarah PolleyThere is no point trying to figure out who is guilty or not at un-balancing the planet. I think we need to figure out and solve the problems together and not isolate from each other.
Sarah Polley