Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Director Patty Jenkins with Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984.
The Military B.R.A.T.
using her TCK background to create
WORLDS OF WONDER
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atty Jenkins is best known for directing acclaimed movies like “Monster,” with Actor Charlize Theron (a role for which she won an Oscar), and “Wonder Woman,” with Actor Gal Gadot — both of whom are famously cross-cultural — but few people realize Jenkins is as well. As a second generation military B.R.A.T., Jenkins traveled abroad at age six months, beginning her tenure as a full-fledged Third Culture Kid (TCK). Her experiences and her life path would be
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