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How the ‘Nickel Boys’ Cast Adapted to Acting Directly to Camera: ‘I Had to Let Go and Let the Universe Handle It’
"Nickel Boys" star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, director RaMell Ross and cinematographer Jomo Fray discuss the film's unique visual style.
“It wasn’t just shooting Aunjanue [Ellis-Taylor] playing Hattie,” Fray told Variety at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday night. Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse at the Los Angeles premiere of “Nickel Boys” Amazon MGM Studios via Getty Images Fred Hechinger said that the experience of watching “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” Ross’ Oscar-nominated 2018 documentary, changed the way he thought about an image’s power, so he was keen to sign on for “Nickel Boys.”
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