Judith Godrèche

Personal context

Summary

Judith Godrèche is a French actor, writer, and filmmaker whose screen work includes Ridicule and the autobiographical series Icon of French Cinema. Her work increasingly addresses the treatment of girls and women in the film industry, including grooming, sexual violence, and abuse of power. She has spoken publicly about gender equality and patriarchy, testified before France’s Senate and National Assembly, and called for stronger protections for minors in the arts. She also made Moi aussi, a short film built around survivors’ accounts of sexual violence.