Tendo Nagenda spoke to THR about Netflix's willingness to take risks, his dream directors and why big-budget, family-oriented fare is 'the next frontier'
During the pandemic, Nagenda, 45, is working from the home he shares with his partner, Chelina Odbert, the co-founder and executive director of nonprofit design firm Kounkuey Design Initiative. While on lockdown, Nagenda says he tries to draw a hard line separating work and home life, setting aside time to cook and learn guitar, even as the days are filled with the noise of the renovation crew working on their home, nestled in the hills between Beachwood Canyon and Los Feliz.
We want to get to work and back into production just like everybody else, and we want to get through this year. We're still in pretty good shape. With so much conversation now about how to make Hollywood more inclusive, what is something that you would like to see done that can move the needle?
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