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If I only could...
Sia has co-written, directed and produced a new film, Music, with music by Sia. Due for release February 2021. One of the lead characters is called Zu, a "drug dealer and self-saboteur" (!).
Zu (Kate Hudson) finds herself the sole guardian of her teenaged, autistic half-sister, Music (Maddie Ziegler). Zu is a free spirit barely able to take care of herself, let alone her sister; Zu struggles with this new responsibility, but soon learns that life’s obstacles are made easier with a little help from a friend, Ebo (Leslie Odom Jr.), a neighbor whose own family story makes him someone Zu can learn from and rely upon. The film explores the tenuous bonds that hold us together and imagines a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge. Fantasy musical sequences show how the title character views the world.
I have no doubt Sia's heart is in the right place, but she's not off to a great start with the autistic community.
When questioned about why she chose to have neuro-typical Maddie in the role of the autistic girl, Sia responded:
...which comes across a bit flippant in an 'I tried but she was autistic so it wasn't going to work' kind of way.
She then started getting a bit shitty:
She has a point that we maybe should wait to see the film before we judge. But I don't think this is going to end very well.
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