Cannes Lions: As She Preps Megan Thee Stallion Doc, Nneka Onuorah Explains Why It’s Crucial for Directors to Attend Ad Fest

The Emmy-winning “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” filmmaker is currently working on a docuseries about the rap star

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The intersection of advertising and entertainment is front and center at this week’s advertising festival, the Cannes Lions, and as she preps a documentary about Megan Thee Stallion, award-winning director and producer Nneka Onuorah said it’s crucial for filmmakers to make the trek to ensure their work is represented accurately.

“I came to the Lions to do a lot of panels to talk about television, diversity. Inclusion, intersectionality and LGBQTIA+ in the intersection of all of it,” she told TheWrap. “I’m Black, a woman, I’m queer, I’m a director in film and a lot of my work gets highly publicized and advertised.”

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