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Oscar-nominee RaMell Ross on ‘Nickel Boys’ and telling stories through a Black lens
RaMell Ross on the Oscar-nominated “Nickel Boys” and why the film's impact matters more to him than trophies. “Nickel Boys” may not have taken home an Oscar last night, but for director ...
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RaMell Ross On Double ‘Nickel Boys’ Oscar Nominations: “People Are Responding To The Adventure Of Complexity And The Vicarious”
(L-R) Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in 'Nickel Boys' Everett On Thursday, documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross scored his first feature film nomination—Ross was previously nominated in 2018 for ...
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Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross uses the camera as a character
RaMell Ross dove into Nickel Boys with a uniquely useful background. First, as a Black man raised in the South, the filmmaker had the knowledge and experience necessary to adapt Pulitzer Prize ...
Variety5mon
‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross on Making the Film and Being Open to Working With Marvel Producers ‘Willing to Challenge Their Beliefs’
RaMell Ross has something to say. With his latest film, “Nickel Boys,” the co-writer and director solidifies his reputation as one of contemporary cinema’s most daring storytellers.
The Washington Post5mon
The huge gambit RaMell Ross pulled off to make ‘Nickel Boys’
“Nickel Boys” follows teenagers Elwood (Ethan Herisse ... MIDDLEBURG, Va. Three years ago, RaMell Ross shipped himself in a wooden crate from Rhode Island to Alabama. The artist and director ...
Los Angeles Times5mon
Why RaMell Ross insisted on a distinct POV for ‘Nickel Boys,’ his feature debut
RaMell Ross has traveled one unlike that of almost anyone else to direct his lauded feature debut, “Nickel Boys.” Before adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, he was a ...
The New York Times6mon
Meet the Director Who Reinvented the Act of Seeing
In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross uses what he calls “sentient perspective” to convey the characters’ view of their world. Critics say the result is stunning. RaMell Ross in Central Park.
Los Angeles Times6mon
He had a radical idea. Here’s how RaMell Ross and his team got inside ‘Nickel Boys’
Told mostly in the first-person point of view, director RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys” is an experiential — and experimental — adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel from ...
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In ‘Nickel Boys,’ director RaMell Ross strives for a new way to see
In “Nickel Boys,” one of the most thrillingly innovative American films of the decade, RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. NEW YORK (AP) — RaMell Ross ...
Sioux City Journal6mon
Director RaMell Ross's vision gives 'Nickel Boys' new perspective
When he read Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Nickel Boys,” director RaMell Ross knew immediately what he wanted to do with it. For his screen adaptation, called ...
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Breaking Baz: ‘Nickel Boys’ Filmmaker RaMell Ross On Blocking Out Black “Trauma Porn” In Visual Poetry Adaptation Of Colson Whitehead’s Novel
Director RaMell Ross, Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in ‘Nickel Boys’ L.Kasimu Harris/Amazon Content SAervices LLC EXCLUSIVE: When Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner handed RaMell ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Review: RaMell Ross’ Remarkable Colson Whitehead Adaptation Takes Risks That Pay Off
By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic RaMell Ross’ arresting narrative debut Nickel Boys does not, like the Colson Whitehead novel on which it’s based, begin with an exhumation. It opens ...