Sean Baker’s dramedy starring Mikey Madison won the annual film festival’s top honor.
When accepting his award, Baker spoke from the podium about the importance of the moviegoing experience. « Watching a film with others in a movie theater is one of the great communal experiences, » Baker said. « We share laughter, sorrow, anger, fear and hopefully have a catharsis with our friends and strangers. So I say the future of cinema is where it started: in a movie theater.”
« I will be forever changed, I think, as a filmmaker because of this experience, » Gerwig said at the jury’s closing press conference.
