Sarah Polley Rewrites Her Story

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Polley is a storyteller – and a remarkable one. Whether as a precocious child actor in Road to Avonlea and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, as a documentarian unpacking her family history in Stories We Tell or as screenwriter and director of the Academy Award-nominated Away From Her, Polley is adept at portraying complex and honest depictions of humanity. And now, she is the author of a revealing and insightful collection of essays, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory. The book pulls together reflections from challenging chapters in her life and career that explore how a change in approach can provide a path forward. Polley joins guest host Talia Schlanger for a candid and revelatory conversation that goes deep into Polley’s decision to pivot from a successful actor to writing and directing, to the difficulties she experienced working in Hollywood and the decision to step forward with her own #MeToo story. Their discussion turns personal when Polley turns the tables on host Talia Schlanger and invites a discussion about Schlanger’s own experiences of #MeToo.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Taliya Schlanger, and you're listening to Here's the Thing from I Heart Radio.
0:07.2	My guest today can't help but excel at everything she does.
0:11.4	From acting to directing, writing features to making documentaries, she is celebrated
0:16.6	in so many different circles.
0:19.0	It's the multi-talented Sarah Polly.
0:21.9	As a child actor, Polly starred in films like Terry Gilliams, The Adventures of Baron
0:26.6	Munchausen, and the beloved CBC series Road to Avonle.
0:31.4	She moved on to acclaimed roles in The Sweet Here After, Go and Dawn of the Dead.
0:36.4	In her 20s, she made the move to writing and directing.
0:39.6	Her first film away from her starred Julie Christie and Olympia Ducakis, and earned Polly
0:44.6	and Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay as well as a Genie Award for Best
0:49.5	Direction.
0:51.1	Since then, she's continued to write and direct for TV and film, and she branched into
0:56.0	a documentary with stories we tell to film about her family history.
1:00.7	Polly can now add author to her growing list of accomplishments.
1:04.4	She recently released her first book, and it's called Run Towards the Danger, Confrontations
1:08.9	with a Body of Memory.
1:10.4	And it's a pretty stunning collection of essays exploring some difficult chapters in her
1:15.0	life.
1:16.0	Sarah Polly told me what it means to run towards the danger.
1:19.6	Well, the first time I heard that was from a Dr. Mickey Collins at the University of
1:25.3	Pittsburgh Medical Center, and I'd had a pretty serious concussion, very serious concussion.
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