Produced by The New York Times, SORRY/NOT SORRY is a thought-provoking film examining public shaming, "wokeness", culpability, and poses the question: do famous men ever really get "cancelled"?
SORRY / NOT SORRY
A film by Caroline Suh and Cara Mones
ON DIGITAL AND ON DEMAND NOW
“A timely piece of work” - Screen International
ABOUT
Synopsis
In 2017, the year of #MeToo, the New York Times published an article on celebrated and influential comedian Louis C.K. alleging years of sexual misconduct against numerous female comedians and colleagues, C.K.’s career seemed to nose-dive, his upcoming film was cancelled in the wake of allegations, comedy was seemingly undergoing its own Me-Too movement. Shockingly, within 9 months he was back touring, had TV specials lined up and was awarded a Grammy for best Comedy Album. Directors Caroline Suh and Cara Mones interview the reporters who broke the original story, Melena Ryzik, Cara Buckley, and Jodi Kantor, along with comedians, entertainers, and cultural commentators including and raise questions about sex and power in the workplace, who gets to take the stage, and the role the public plays in these stories at large.
FILMMAKERS
Caroline Suh & Cara Mones
Caroline Suh is a director and producer whose credits showcase a wide range of cultures and subjects. Her Emmy nominated Salt Fat Acid Heat for Netflix featuring Samin Nosrat earned rave reviews for quietly subverting the conventions of food television and became a hit for presenting an alternate vision of what’s possible in food culture.