'This is a country that is still awash in its turbulent history. We're still definitely suffering the trauma, and the after-effects of slavery. And that expresses itself in various ways,' kasi_lemmons shares.
, Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monae and Leslie Odom, Jr., will finally give Tubman the film treatment she deserves.against Erivo’s casting.Kasi Lemmons: “It's the life of Harriet Tubman, but it just covers the period between when she escapes from slavery, and then the next 10 years. It does touch a little bit on the Civil War, but it most of it takes place in the decade after she escaped from slavery in 1849.
“Certainly I hope so. We're in a wonderful time for recognizing women. It's not been for lack of trying. People [have been] trying to make a Harriet Tubman movie for a long time. It's hard to get movies made, and it's hard to get movies made about Black people, and it's hard to get movies made with a woman protagonist. So, there are lots of reasons why it has been an uphill battle that many people have been valiantly fighting.
“When I met Cynthia, I already had this picture of who this young woman was: very petite, very powerful and very spiritual, who could sing and who was an incredible mimic, and who had to be an incredible actress. All of a sudden, I'm looking at this woman that is all of these things. There's an athlete and a singer and an actress. I ask myself always ‘Do I believe it?’ That's what I tell my students [at NYU].
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