Interview With "Till" Director/Writer, Chinonye Chukwu

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

"Till" had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Danielle Deadwyler's lead performance and the direction from Chinonye Chukwu. Chukwu had already impressed many of us a few years ago with her work on "Clemency." Still, here, she's telling a true, emotionally grueling story that needs to respect the family's wishes, be period accurate, and do it all without alienating the audience. How did she face all of these challenges? Please take a listen to our interview with her down below to find out. Enjoy, and thank you. 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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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Will Mavity's interview,
0:05.0	with the writer and director for Till, Chinonier Chukwu.
0:09.0	I got a letter today from Auntie Lizzie.
0:10.9	She said, Beau's been working the fields.
0:15.0	I can't imagine.
0:16.8	Oh, he just doesn't understand how different things are in Mississippi.
0:20.5	Are you listening?
0:21.6	Yes.
0:22.6	Be small down there.
0:25.6	Like this?
0:26.6	Mimid never thought anything would happen to him.
0:31.6	Ra!
0:33.6	Meet the mummy, Simmy!
0:36.6	Ow! He just wanted to go on vacation and have fun with his cousins.
0:42.3	But if my son could just get his feet back onto the Chicago soil,
0:47.3	he'd be one happy kid.
0:50.3	I don't know why I said that.
1:01.0	I want to talk to you about that boy. They've come for you. It's hard to describe what a mother knows.
1:18.6	The first thing I noticed when I became a mother was that my hands were busy.
1:24.6	All the time.
1:26.6	My hand knew him with my eyes closed.
1:30.5	Just like I know his laughter in a crowded room,
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