RaMell Ross Set Out to Make ‘Nickel Boys’ an ‘Experience’ — He Did That and More
The Auteur Award recipient warns audiences "to not look too hard" when viewing his Colson Whitehead adaptation.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Felt ‘Kindred’ to RaMell Ross Even Before Working on ‘Nickel Boys’ Together
Nickel Boys' star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor discusses what made being directed by IndieWire Honors Auteur Award recipient RaMell Ross unique.
RaMell Ross interview: ‘Nickel Boys' director-writer
RaMell Ross's feature directorial debut "Nickel Boys" is unlike any mainstream release in recent memory. Rather than adapt the Colson Whitehead Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Nickel Boys" with a traditional approach,
‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross on his revolutionary filmmaking choice: ‘I don’t know if I could have told the story any other way’
Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross on his revolutionary filmmaking choice: ‘I don’t know if I could have told the story any other way.’ He chose to shoot the project in first-person perspective, meaning actors speak to the camera and interact directly with the audience.
‘Nickel Boys’ Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Shares Her Ancestral Pain In RaMell Ross’s Dark Story From Florida’s History
Nickel Boys' actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor shares her ancestral pain in RaMell Ross' exploration of a dark chapter in Florida's history.
'Nickel Boys' Review - RaMell Ross's Brilliantly Crafted Adaptation Is One of 2024's Best Movies
Nickel Boys, a stunning adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel feels like it's breaking new ground with its impressive first-person perspective.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor becomes directors' go-to for drama
I’ve been fortunate in the last five to seven years that these kinds of directors reached out to me…or invited me into their filmmaking worlds,” she says. “It’s been a
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'Nickel Boys,' a story essential to healing America's painful history
RaMell Ross’s profoundly moving film “Nickel Boys” is a cinematic adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name.
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‘Nickel Boys’ Filmmaker RaMell Ross Gets Up Close and Personal
RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys” is as vivid as its source material: Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2019 novel about two Black boys enduring routine abuse at a 1960s Florida reform ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross Says Making Movies Is Like Jumping on a ‘Weird Carousel’
[Laughs] RaMell Ross on the set of “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios) But the film isn’t always shot from Elwood’s perspective — at one point, it begins shifting between him and Turner.