Interview with actress Arianna Veronesi: 'Reconnecting with your inspiration'

Arianna Veronesi is an actress and director

You wrote the short film Glaistig. What is it about? Did the filming take place?

Glaistig is the story of Anna, an immigrant actress determined to conform to Hollywood’s misogynistic rules. Bogged down by her PTSD, a feminist poem will thrust her into a wild and fantastical journey of total self-reclamation.

I created this film as an effort to explore the purpose of art as a healing tool. To expose the truth of trauma that we as women can face every day. To honor those who feel unable to fill the roles they are expected to play in their bodies, communities, careers and beyond. It finally felt relevant to talk about my personal experience growing up female in a predominantly patriarchal society. To shine a light on the challenges of being a foreign actress navigating the misogynistic imperialism of Hollywood. To acknowledge the inherent trauma so many silently suffer through. It was ﬁlmed in Los Angeles and in the stunning temperate rainforest, outside Portland Oregon.