Director Melina Matsoukas and screenwriter Lena Waithe team up for 'Queen & Slim' a love story and a meditation on racism and police brutality. Just don't call it the black 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
For “Queen & Slim,” screenwriter Lena Waithe’s meditation on race relations and police brutality, director Melina Matsoukas drew visual inspiration from sources as diverse as Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 dramedy “Y Tu Mamá También” and Spike Lee’s 1989 classic “Do the Right Thing.” But the biggest influence came straight from YouTube.
“He was like, ‘Yo, I have this idea for a movie that I can’t write,’” she remembered. “And I was like ‘What’s that?’”Frey described a scenario in which a black couple driving home from a first date are pulled over by a cop and forced to kill him in self-defense. “I was like, ‘You’re right, you shouldn’t write that,’” said Waithe. “But then we exchanged information. I think he thought he was never going to hear from or see me again, but it just stayed with me.
Matsoukas and Waithe first worked together on the critically acclaimed “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None,” for which Waithe shared an Emmy for comedy writing. When considering Matsoukas for “Queen & Slim,” Waithe said she didn’t even realize it would be the director’s first foray into feature-length films . “I just had an inkling, and my gut told me it was her,” she said.“It was everything I had been looking for for my first feature,” said Matsoukas.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Watch 'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas's Powerful Tribute to Atatiana JeffersonMatsoukas delivered a powerful speech about slain 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson at the 2019 ELLE Women in Hollywood awards.
Weiterlesen »
Watch 'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas's Powerful Tribute to Atatiana JeffersonMatsoukas delivered a powerful speech about slain 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson at the 2019 ELLE Women in Hollywood awards.
Weiterlesen »
AFI Fest Raises Curtain On Full 2019 LineupThe AFI Fest has been rolling out its 2019 slate for months — since announcing Melina Matsoukas’ Queen & Slim as its opening-night film in August — and now we have the full li…
Weiterlesen »
NBCU Merges International, Domestic Teams as Kevin MacLellan ExitsJeff Shell continues to consolidate Comcast's TV operations, with Bonnie Hammer adding oversight of the media giant's international studio.
Weiterlesen »
https://people.comGet the latest news about celebrities, royals, music, TV, and real people. Find exclusive content, including photos and videos, on PEOPLE.com.
Weiterlesen »
Gemma Collins flaunts slimmed down legs in Dubai break as she loses three stoneThe reigning queen of memes, 38, has lost three stone this year and the results are clear for all to see
Weiterlesen »