The True American

Pablo Larrain to Helm ‘The True American’ About 9/11 Hate Crime Victim
Pablo Larrain to Helm ‘The True American’ About 9/11 Hate Crime Victim
Pablo Larrain to Helm ‘The True American’ About 9/11 Hate Crime Victim
There’s something to be said about an outsider telling a true story about another culture. More often it’s a problem when a filmmaker swoops in to depict another culture’s history – it’s no news Hollywood has a major whitewashing problem and a need to diversify storytelling on and off screen. But if an international filmmaker takes on a piece of American history, especially history that’s particularly iconic or traumatic, that outsider quality can lend to something surprising and deeply moving. That’s what happened with Jackie, when Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain approached the story of the former First Lady from the outside in. It allowed the director to re-examine a famous piece of history, to strip away sentimentality and nostalgia and get at something a little deeper.