![]() ![]() Jenkins is very aware of how such an upbringing can shape one’s mindset. The family lived on their own in Thailand while Jenkins’ father was stationed in Cambodia. Growing up in a military family herself, there was no way the young mom could fathom being left behind. “She’s a feminist rebel who decides that she’s taking us to go along even though we’re not supposed to go,” ![]() Patty Jenkins on the set of “I Am the Night.” Courtesy of Turner Before she could walk, she was flying, as her mom took Jenkins and her sister to live in Vietnam, then Cambodia and Thailand, so they could be close to where their father was deployed during the Vietnam war. Jenkins was born to a fighter pilot father and feminist mother on George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif., U.S.A. It’s amazing to see how the traits, characteristics and experiences among TCKs like Military B.R.A.T.s can shape and mold a life and a career. TCKs know all-too-well that in-between space that few understand. Still, the milestone for us in talking to her is how she grew up and that she fully understands our culturally in-between world. In our global, cross-cultural world, however, the fame and glitz might be cool, knowing that someone with a similar background “made it” might be awesome. Patty Jenkins: A TCK Powerhouseĭuring our conversation, Jenkins jokes that no one would be speaking to her if she hadn’t done the work she has to date. Director Patty Jenkins with Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984.Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Her experiences and her life path would be instrumental in creating some of the most lauded film productions of all time. Patty 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 - who is famously cross-cultural - but few people realize Jenkins is as well.Īs 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). ![]()
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