Harsh reality takes center stage in Focus Features’ Harriet, the harrowing story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo), and Dark Waters, the tale of attorney Rob Bilott (portrayed by produ…
. All three stressed the importance of the intensive research that made Harriett Tubman live again in their minds and on the screen.Erivo, who also co-wrote and recording the film’s original song “Stand Up,” said “hopefully I brought all of me” to the highly physical role, adding with a laugh, “I am a glutton for punishment.” She added, “I felt like she was a superhero. To me, I felt it was important for the world to see her as a human being.
Panelists noted this is the first feature film to be made about Tubman, and Chase said it took 5½ years to bring the story to the screen. When she began the process, she said Hollywood was not ready to make a movie directed by African American woman, about an African American woman, particularly not a period piece. “The country caught up with us, the industry caught up with us,” she said. “It is the perfect time for the movie to come out.
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