Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is endorsing Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris in the upcoming US Presidential election, scheduled for November. The 34-year-old actress stated that her support for Harris over Republican candidate Donald Trump is primarily driven by the issue of abortion. At the same time, Lawrence is also working on two documentaries based on women’s rights.
During an interview with People, the Causeway actress said, “Abortion is literally on the ballot. I’m voting for Kamala Harris because I think she’s an amazing candidate, and I know that she will do whatever she can to protect reproductive rights. That’s the most important thing, is to not let somebody into the White House who is going to ban abortion.”
The actress, who is a staunch supporter of feminism, further shared how online trolls would often remark about her educational qualifications every time she tried to share her political opinions. She said, “As online trolls like to point out, every time I get involved in politics, I didn’t go to school, I dropped out of middle school, so I don’t have a classic education. So storytelling is where I get most of my education.”
The Passengers actress, who has her own production company, Excellent Cadaver, continued, “That’s the beautiful, amazing thing about film and documentaries. Hearing facts or listening to the news, hearing certain things happen, it is very easy to forget until you actually see human existence and you see what’s going on. I think that’s when minds can be changed.”
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Ahead of the November elections, Lawrence is producing two documentary films. One is Bread and Roses, which will revolve around the lives of three women living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The film is directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani and co-produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
The second documentary is Zurawski v Texas, which will showcase the story of those women who sued the state of Texas following the Roe v Wade legal case. In the same interview, Lawrence highlighted that this documentary will showcase the human side of political oppression. She added, “They put it on display so that it doesn’t happen to other women. They’re not thinking about their suffering. They’re using their suffering to help other people, and it’s heroic.” The actress continued, “Women are dying” and mentioned that Zurawski v Texas could “enlighten people’s idea of what abortion is and why certain people need abortions — and why it’s so important to keep lawmakers out of families and out of people’s doctors’ offices…These laws are made by random white men, and they’re not made by healthcare providers.”
At the end of her interview, the 34-year-old actress mentioned that she hopes both her documentary films resonate with the audience and inspire people to contact their leaders, donate, volunteer, and, most importantly, “Take action by voting. The most important thing that we can do right now is just vote.”
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