Amandla Stenberg on DearEvanHansenMovie: “I think [this movie is] about finding the value in ourselves, and in our lives, regardless of the perception of other people”
. “Am I going to try to use the power of storytelling to direct attention towards things that matter to me? Yes, that is what makes my career feel worthwhile.” Now 22, Stenberg continues to make a meaningful impact through her acting work, often highlighting feminism, equity, and anti-racism — like in, a film about a Black teenager who witnesses a police officer murder her childhood friend.
Pasek and Paul envisioned Stenberg as Alana from the jump and asked her to develop the character’s song with them. Stenberg was speechless, and humbled, at the request. “To be brought into the process as a collaborator and not just an actor, it's an insane privilege,” she says. Stenberg was in Copenhagen at the time and so early songwriting meetings were done virtually. “It’d end up being 2 a.m.
That’s how the song’s first verse materialized. “I really love the way it unfolded, because we were able to capture the thing we were talking about in all of our meetings together, which is the fact that we're all going through it,” she notes. “Capitalism will have you out here covering up those feelings, not normalizing having conversations about mental health, not normalizing being a human.
, of course, is filled with songs that have legs, and its soundtrack is dotted with covers by artists like Finneas, Sam Smith with Summer Walker, and Carrie Underwood with Dan + Shay. They were invited, Stenberg explains, to watch the film and see which tracks they responded to most. SZA came with her family and connected with “The Anonymous Ones” — so much so she recorded a demo within a couple of days. SZA’s version is sparkling and stripped back, turning out an ethereal, emotional slow jam.
You never know what someone is going through. The older Stenberg gets and the more life she experiences, the more she realizes there’s not a single person that’s not struggling one way or another — and surviving through it all. “That's why I love filmmaking, too,” Stenberg adds. “We get to talk about the parts that are heavy and hopefully experience some catharsis together.”
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