While #JessicaChastain approaches acting and producing with a clear directness, that determination goes beyond her work on-screen and behind the camera. Chastain wants to make sure the stories of real women in vulnerable positions around the globe are heard loud and clear. It's likely why she became an actor. Why she willingly signs up to be a conduit for other women's stories, their trauma, and their pain. “I use my job to try to celebrate women, but also celebrate women as human beings." Read @justinedc’s full interview with our Holiday Issue cover star at the link in bio. Photographer: @choutoo Writer: @justinedc Editor-in-Chief: @sallyholmes Entertainment Director: @nehapk Art Director: @b_h___b Stylist: @elizabethstewart1 Hair: @renatocampora / @thewallgroup Makeup: @kristoferbuckle / @crosbycartermgmt Nails: @betina_goldstein / The Wall Group Producer: @rockman_productions Location: @thepeninsulabh