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‘Ricky’ Filmmaker Rashad Frett on Developing His First Feature Through 3 Sundance Labs and the Best Advice Spike Lee Gave Him
'Ricky' filmmaker Rashad Frett on making his feature debut with 'Ricky,' which developed at three Sundance labs, and directing advice from Spike Lee.
Anchored by a captivating lead performance by Stephan James (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), the film aims to bring that humanity to the hot-button issue of recidivism and spotlights the support ex-offenders need to avoid being re-incarcerated. “’Ricky’ came from seeing a lot of family members go through the criminal justice system and how they struggled to improve and find work, and some resorted to their old ways,” Frett says, explaining the backstory for the project, which he co-wrote, produced and directed. “The character gave me an opportunity to step into a world that is often misrepresented or simplified, and I wanted to be part of a project that sheds light on these experiences with honesty and integrity,” Ralph explained via email.
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