She Said
classified 15Please note: This was screened in Dec 2022
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, whose brilliant 2017 investigation pulled back the curtain on film producer Harvey Weinstein’s serial abuse of women.
When Kantor (Kazan) and Twohey (Mulligan) began to dig into whispered allegations of sexual abuse in Hollywood, doors were closed and shutters came down. Even so, many of their leads pointed to Harvey Weinstein. He was the key to unlocking a system of power that protected abusers. Their work went on the propel the #MeToo movement, shattered deades of silence around assault in Hollywood, and altered American culture forever.
A thrilling investigative thriller in the vein of Spotlight and All The President's Men, She Said is testament to the power of investigative journalism, the power of individuals engaged in the pursuit of the truth, and the courage of survivors and witnesses.