Christina Hodson, Bumblebee screenwriter
people will read that role and assume you're talking about Chris Pratt. I always wanted to see mixed-race people," Hodson, who is of Taiwanese-British heritage, said in a recent interview from her Los Angeles office. "I grew up watching all of the big popcorn movies and they were always 40-something, handsome white men. 'An obligation to push the boundaries'īeing proactive about boosting representation in every project is one way filmmakers can make a difference, according to screenwriter Christina Hodson, whose upcoming Transformers spin-off Bumblebee will be the first of the blockbuster series to be led by a female character. "All of this discussion around diversity and representation was a real wake-up call to reflect on my own experience and who I am," he said. Another involves a mystery that endangers a nanny's long-awaited attempt to unite her family in Canada. But having storytellers from different backgrounds can offer "a richness that someone from another perspective couldn't provide," he said in Toronto this week.įreshly inspired, Edralin is currently developing two projects based on stories more closely linked to his heritage: one feature film centres on a Filipino immigrant caring for elderly parents. (CBC)Įdralin, a writer-director who has sensitively explored unconventional topics in short films like Holeand Emma, doesn't believe filmmakers should restrict themselves to only reflecting their own culture or gender.
The movie industry's ongoing discussion about diversity and representation 'was a real wake-up call to reflect on my own experience,' said Filipino-Canadian writer-director Martin Edralin.
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