Polina Pushkareva Instagram – The real reason why I invest in movies?
Last year I invested and produced two movies: DarkGame with Ed Westwick and Hound of War with Frank Grillo.
I like the profit I get from my investments in movies but it isn’t the main reason why I do it. I want to dispel stereotypes about Eastern Europeans. If there is a bad guy in a Hollywood movie, TV show, it’s gonna be either Russian, Ukrainian or Polish.
For example, Emily in Paris had a Ukrainian girl, who was stealing stuff. Majority of Marvel movies have an annoying, uneducated Russian guy as an evil character. In the new sеx in the city Carrie said «how this girl can afford this luxury apartment? She is probably a Russian prostitute»
Living in Russia I laughed at it. But moving abroad I understood how these stereotypes affect my life and other Eastern Europeans. Like when at the business events men don’t believe that you achieved something on your own and ask whose +1 I am.
The movie industry needs some Gen Z to fix it. And I’m gonna continue to invest in producing movies and changing the world. | Posted on 21/Jan/2023 22:52:02