French filmmaker Ladj Ly has returned to his home turf of Paris with Les Indésirables, a searing portrait of police violence and political injustice in angry suburbs that has a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this week. On Saturday, Ly told a TIFF panel that little has changed for the better for the …
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According to a study conducted by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, Hollywood has failed to improve its diversity in casting and behind the scenes. Despite advocacy for better casting and solutions, the study concludes that films are stagnant in their inclusivity. The study analyzed 1,600 top-grossing feature