“One of my really wise writer friends told me a long time ago that I should get up from the computer before I’m completely exhausted. So I’ll finish one particular thing that I really wanted to work on and then I get up. I never leave in despair”
Kasi Lemmons. Illustration: Lauren Tamaki Kasi Lemmons is the director and screenwriter of Harriet, the new Harriet Tubman biopic that opened last week. She also directed Madam C.J. Walker, a forthcoming Netflix series about the first African-American self-made millionaire. Having started her career as a child actor , Lemmons made her directorial debut in 1997 with Eve’s Bayou, which received an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.
When I’m in production, I put my whole life on hold. I say goodbye to my friends. I do a lot of work to prepare the family for what’s coming: “Okay, here are the dates. Let’s get these things done now, beforehand.” During production, it’s very common to do a 12- to 13-hour day, or a 14- or 15-hour day, so you can’t really do anything else.One of my really wise writer friends told me a long time ago that I should get up from the computer before I’m completely exhausted.
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