The Color Purple With Blitz Bazawule And Gina Prince-Bythewood (Ep. 456)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Director Blitz Bazawule discusses his new film, The Color Purple, with fellow Director Gina Prince-Bythewood in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the importance of sketching in his artistic process, how his background in music prepared him for the film, and trying to identify the heart of the original text in order to do the story justice. The film spans decades to tell the story of Celie, a woman who faces many hardships throughout her life. But ultimately she finds strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood, on her journey to independence. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/January2024/TheColorPurple_QnA_1223.aspx

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0:00.0	It is such a mammoth of a project.
0:03.0	It is also sacred, hollowed ground.
0:06.1	The color purple is healing for many.
0:09.0	It's not work that you just step into.
0:11.4	My concern was that there was nothing to truly add.
0:14.8	So I went back to Alice Walker's book,
0:17.0	and thankfully I found what I was looking for.
0:20.0	First page, first line.
0:22.2	Dear God.
0:45.9	Hello. Hello and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:54.2	In this episode, a popular tale takes on a new melodic spin and director Blitz Bazalououlli's musical drama, The Color Purple.
1:00.0	The film spans decades to tell the story of Seeley, a woman who faces many hardships throughout her life, but ultimately, she finds strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds
1:04.9	of sisterhood on her journey to independence.
1:08.5	In addition to the color purple, Basalououlli's other directorial credits include the feature film, The Burial of Cojo,
1:15.4	the Movie for Television, Black is King, and episodes of the series cherish the day.
1:21.5	Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:25.4	Bazaulet spoke with director Gina Prince Bithewood
1:27.8	about filming the color purple.
1:30.6	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:42.7	All right, Blitz.
1:45.5	Foremost, thank you guys for coming out on a Saturday.
1:50.3	I'm very excited and honored to chop it up with you.
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