The Red Sea Film Festival, whose attendees include Sharon Stone and Guy Ritchie, has been criticized for potentially deflecting from controversy with a splashy cultural event.
Stars at Saudi Arabia’s second annual Red Sea International Film Festival have had to do more than their standard promotional duties. Special guestshave both defended their reasons for attending the event, which is happening in a country with a“I’m an envelope breaker, my success is to break the envelope, just like coming here,” Stone said during her hour-plus talk at the fest, according to“Everyone said to me, ‘Aren’t you afraid?’ And I said, ‘I’m afraid not to know.
Elsewhere during her appearance, she addressed criticism of women’s rights in the country. “Women are not here just to serve men. Men are also here to serve women,” Stone continued. “And if we are not serving equally, then we are disrespecting our maker.
Stone capped off her speech by reflecting on her visit to Saudi Arabia. “I’m just a kid from Pennsylvania. I grew up with Amish people who drove into my driveway in their horse and buggy,” she said, according toMeanwhile, Ritchie, recipient of one of the festival’s honorary awards, toldabout accepting an invite: “Whatever I can do to encourage creativity, particularly in my world of film, I’m all about that,” adding, “I’m all about encouragement and the collaboration of culture.
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