![]() ![]() ![]() "Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds - the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. It is based on a great novel, and here is a quick summary of it: Her scripts, some of which she directed, include The Truth About Cats and Dogs Guinevere The Kid Under the Tuscan Sun Shall We Dance A Dog's Purpose and The Hate U Give. ![]() What Audrey’s work was doing was expanding the depth and complexity of the female characters, and she gave them the opportunity to be as dimensional as white guys get to be all the time.”” Her peers and admirers have made public statements like "she told stories of people whose voices were underrepresented, particularly women, and often developed female characters who were as complex as they were strong." Nina Jacobson said “She was such an incredible feminist voice - long before it was fashionable. Her passing leaves an immense void in all those ways. Socially and ethically, she champions for the oppressed, and helps women and minorities in cinema and in screenwriting. Personally, she is an amazing woman who supports social justice causes for all: from animals to people to the planet. She is what I call the best of the best of the best. ![]() Professionally, she is a really great writer, a friend of writers, a lover of cinema, and a great filmmaker. ![]()
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