2024-11-19
33 分钟One thing that we wanted to do was to move away from the book.
You know, we like to say it's just so perfect.
If we were to try to actually translate it or adapt it in a traditional sense, not only would it be a deep uphill climb, but it would probably just fail and it would just force comparisons.
And so how do we let the book be the book and then try to do cinema as best a cinema can be done?
And in that sense, we go immediately back to the source material, which is the dozier School for Boys, and the film starts to build itself out visually.
Hello and welcome back to the Director's Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
In this episode, two young African American men navigate the trials of reform school in director Ramelle Ross period drama Nickel Boys.
Based on the novel by Colson Whitehead, the film tells the story of Elwood, who's sentenced to the brutal reformatory Nickel Academy in Jim Crow south after an innocent misstep.
Upon meeting Turner, a seasoned ward of the reformatory, Elwood learns the fundamental tips for survival while striving to hold onto his humanity and forms a powerful friendship with Turner.
In addition to Nickel Boys, Ross other directorial credit includes the feature film Hale county this morning.
This evening, following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Ross spoke with director Channing Godfrey Peoples about filming Nickel Boys.
Listen on for their spoiler filled conversation.
Hi, Ramon.
Hello, Janine.
Hello, everyone.
Thanks for staying and coming.
Are y'all blown away?
I'm gonna jump right in.
Cause I'm so blown away by this film.
And I wanna start by saying I wanna congratulate you first on this stunning film.