Michaela Coel – Emmy for Best Writing in a Television Limited Series or Movie

For I May Destroy You on HBO. It’s her show based on events that happened to her. Writer, producer, director. To say her future is bright is an understatement. Her acceptance speech aimed mostly at writers is powerful and poignant.

Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that isn’t comfortable. I dare you — in a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to in turn feel the need to be constantly visible, for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success — do not be afraid to disappear from it, from us for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence. ….I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault.

Emmy awards ceremony Sept 19, 2021

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