La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for February 25, 2016
February 24, 2016
February 26, 2016
Transcript:
Cuco: Meryl Streep was asked why her all-white jury at a film festival was not diverse. She said "We are all Africans." Until the cops come. Eddie: Or until the Academy nominates.
The film festival they are talking about was in Berlin. Meril Streep chaired the committee but did not pick the other members. The winning film, by the way, is about the problems faced by people trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to start new lives in Europe. The “Berlinale” festival itself is actually quite diverse (not just because of that film).