"The lawsuit claims that one of Hollywood's most powerful film-makers exploited a young Indigenous girl's biometric identity and cultural heritage to create a record-breaking film franchise without credit or compensation to her through a series of deliberate, non-expressive commercial acts."
"The lawsuit describes the multibillion-dollar grossing Avatar series as a franchise that presented itself as sympathetic to Indigenous struggles, all while silently exploiting a real Indigenous youth behind the scenes."
"Kilcher recounts a meeting with Cameron in 2010, where he presented her with a framed sketch of Neytiri, stating, 'Your beauty was my early inspiration for Neytiri. Too bad you were shooting another movie. Next time.'"
"Millions of people opened their hearts to Avatar because they believed in its message and I was one of them, says Kilcher. I never imagined that someone I admired would exploit my identity."
Q'orianka Kilcher has filed a lawsuit against James Cameron and the Walt Disney Company, claiming that the character Neytiri in Avatar was based on her appearance without consent. The suit alleges that Cameron used Kilcher's facial features after seeing her in an advertisement. It describes the Avatar franchise as exploiting Indigenous identity while presenting itself as sympathetic to Indigenous struggles. Kilcher recounts a meeting with Cameron where he acknowledged her influence on Neytiri but did not offer her a role despite her agent's efforts.
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