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Ayo Edebiri on Awkward Interview During Venice Film Festival

Ayo Edebiri on Awkward Interview During Venice Film Festival
Ayo Edebiri Talks “Uncomfortable” Venice Interview: “A Very Human Moment” · deadline.com

Ayo Edebiri, along with Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, was interviewed at the Venice Film Festival for their film, "After the Hunt."

During the interview, an Italian journalist asked Roberts and Garfield about the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements, excluding Edebiri.

Edebiri later responded by saying the interview was a "very human moment."

She mentioned she didn't pay too much attention and that the uncomfortable conversation relates to the film's themes.

The actress addressed this during the New York Film Festival.

Key facts

Person Discussed
Ayo Edebiri
Event
Venice Film Festival
Incident
Interview question excluding Edebiri
Journalist
Federica Polidoro
Film
"After the Hunt"

Quotes

Ayo Edebiri

Actress

“I didn't really pay too much attention, but I mean, it was just a very human moment. And I think, strangely, an uncomfortable conversation, that's kind of one of the many things our film is about. So shout out to Italians, I don't know”
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“Yeah, I know that that's not for me, and I don't know if it's purposeful, it's not for me, but I just am curious. I don't think it's done. I don't think it's done at all”
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Julia Roberts

Actress

“It’s not done.”
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