“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.”
— Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron: The shared wonder of film
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“[Young people] are negotiating a world with infinite choice, but little culture of how to find meaningful experience.”
— Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron: The shared wonder of film
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“We are increasingly offered a diet [by Hollywood] in which sensation, not story, is king.”
— Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron: The shared wonder of film
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“The irony is palpable — technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.”
— Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron: The shared wonder of film
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