Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 18, 2024.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Alexandra “Alex” Hedisonis grateful for her wifeJodie Foster’s support.
“If she’s going to give me advice, I’m going to listen. For sure,” Hedison says about her wife of nearly a decade, who is accompanying Hedison on her first-ever Sundance appearance.
Asked whether Foster, 61, did anything special to wish her good luck as her short film premiered at the festival, Hedison says, “Well, first of all, she flew in from New York. She’s on a major press tour, so she flew here at 4 in the morningto get to the festival, so that was amazing.”
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Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at the Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 18, 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
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“And I mean, she’s just so incredibly supportive and so happy for me and loves this festival,” the filmmaker adds. “It’s just amazing she’s here.”
Foster was all smiles as she supported Hedison during the world premiere ofALOKat the festival on Thursday night.
The two-time Oscar winner was dressed in a black peacoat, worn on top of a patterned back and white collared shirt, and accessorized with a Gucci purse. Hedison wore a velvet jacket in a dark shade of blue with a cream-colored long-sleeve blouse and a floral lapel pin.
Hedison and Fostermarried after a year of dating in April 2014in a top-secret ceremony.
Foster previously sang her wife’s praises on Wednesday’s episode of theTodayshow, saying she’s most proud of “the fact that Alex andALOKare part of making people better instead of worse.”
Among the stars debuting new films at Sundance this year areSteven Yeun,Pedro Pascal,Michael Fassbender,Saoirse Ronanand Foster’sPanic RoomcostarKristen Stewart.
source: people.com
