Interview With "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" Costume Designer, Paolo Nieddu

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" just recently premiered on Hulu and won its star Andra Day a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. One aspect of the film that has been talked about are the colorful costumes that Andra's Billie Holiday and the other members of the ensemble wear throughout the film. Costume Designer, Paolo Nieddu ("Empire"), was kind enough to talk to us about the challenges of jumping from television to film, which designs he liked the most, what it was like making costumes for a story that spanned decades and more! Take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Nicole Ackman's interview
0:34.8	with the costume designer for the United States versus Billy Holiday.
0:39.3	Paolo Niedu.
0:40.3	Don't you know who this is?
0:43.7	She was thinking of something more special.
0:46.3	I'm downright flashy, you know.
0:48.7	Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Billy Holliday.
0:53.3	reporters keep asking me. Billy, why you do the things you do?
0:56.0	This is what I tell him.
0:58.0	I love me.
1:00.0	We love you.
1:02.0	When I take a...
1:04.0	The NEP says, Billy Holiday is the voice of our people.
1:09.0	I think we should integrate the audience for this show. Let's change it up a little bit.
1:12.6	You know, blacks and whites sitting together.
1:14.6	You knew what you were getting yourself into when you decided to come on the road.
1:18.6	Get out my goddamn close.
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