Jennifer Lawrence has signed on to produce the Apple TV+ documentary ‘Bread and Roses.’ Lawrence rebuked trolls when she was criticized for “not educated enough to talk about politics.”
“My first reaction was to do what the Taliban did not want us to do, which was to give access and facilities to the people on the ground to capture what was happening in real time,” Lawrence recently told CBS Mornings about producing the documentary. “I can’t imagine not being able to take a taxi or not being able to listen to music.”
Given the subject matter, Lawrence said that “my family and friends definitely encouraged me not to [produce the film]. It’s dangerous. Of course it is. But there is 20 million women whose lives are in danger.” The Oscar winner has also been combating online trolls claiming she is not educated enough to be involved with this subject matter.
Lawrence also responded to online trolls criticizing her involvement with the project. “[Trolls] always say different things,” Lawrence said. “I did a ’60 Minutes’ interview once where I explained that I dropped out of middle school, so I technically am not educated. A common one with this [documentary] is ‘why is someone without an education trying to talk about politics?’ To that I say it’s not political, it’s peoples lives.”
She added, “It’s political in the sense that you should push your congress people and you should get involved to make our government more accountable,” she added, noting that the UN needs to better recognize gender apartheid. “I don’t find it political. I am educated in filmmaking. I am educated in telling stories.”
Directed by Sahra Mani, the documentary premiered at Cannes earlier this year. ‘Bread and Roses’ follows three women struggling to regain their autonomy under Taliban rule after the fall of Kabul in August 2021.
