In 'Nickel Boys,' striving for a new way to see
The story of RaMell Ross' "Nickel Boys," laced with the cruelties of the Jim Crow-era South, has commonalities with films ...
‘Nickel Boys’ May Be the Most Radical Literary Adaptation Ever Made
RaMell Ross doesn't just interpret Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel about a racist, nightmarish boys' reformatory. He immerses you in it.
Why Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Rejects 'Hollywood Hooey' and Still Lives in the South: 'Work to Be Done There' (Exclusive)
Nickel Boys’ was a chance for Mississippi native Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor to honor her Southern roots. 'I always have to have some part of me—a thumb, or an elbow, or a knee—in the South,' the ...
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Director RaMell Ross's vision gives 'Nickel Boys' new perspective
The film is told from a different perspective – point of view – with actors staring into the camera to tell the story of an ...