Proving once again that it’s possible to say no to transphobia, something that a lot of actors seem to be forgetting, writer and director Ally Pankiw (Black Mirror, The Great) was apparently asked by a rep whether she’d take a gig on the HBO remake of Harry Potter, and responded with “Absolutely fucking not! But thank you for asking.”
In her posting the screenshot on her Instagram, she wrote “It simply is this easy to say no to funding transphobia! Also this was for directing, not acting… obviously lol.”
British filmmaker Kate Herron (Sex Education, Loki) commented on her post with the following with heart emojis: “Yeah thank you exactly! Respect and love to you Ally. They’ve asked me twice and I’ve had to explain my answer is never gonna change from a no.”
