Nomadland; and Dariusz Wolski of Universal s
News of the World. Inspiration, diversity and the future of theatrical exhibition drove the conversation. Seeing people congregate together wearing masks in the middle of a plague … was one of those moments for me where I was just like, I m a filmmaker for life now. It made me realize I m kind of ready to go down with the ship, to be honest, recalls Richards of
Nomadland s drive-in premiere in September. If filmmaking stops being about that, people coming together, congregating for an experience that s awe-inspiring, I might prefer to do something else.
Who are some of the cinematographers who have influenced your work?
One Night in Miami
, focuses on real-life heroes in a fictional story. Adapted from the play by Kemp Powers, it follows boxer Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), civil rights leader Malcolm X, NFL star Jim Brown, and singer Sam Cooke, all in a motel room after Clay wins the title of heavyweight champion of the world. But instead of ringing in the victory with a big party, the quartet have a laid-back night in, falling into deep conversations and debates about race, faith, freedom, and what true equality really means.
These four men did meet.
The historic specifics of the night are unclear, but such a gathering did occur. Powers came across an account of that fateful meeting while researching the intersection of sports and the civil rights movement, and was ultimately inspired to write the play. “The focus was Muhammad Ali and it mentioned that specific night and the fact that when Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston, he went back to Malcolm X’s hotel room with Sam Cooke an
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One Night in Miami : The True Story Behind the Amazon Movie
On 1/15/21 at 3:00 AM EST
One Night in Miami features four of the 60s most celebrated African-Americans in the same room together on the night that Cassius Clay (played by Eli Goree) won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1964.
In the film, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video, he is joined by three figures from sports, entertainment and politics, all of whom have very different ideas of what their responsibilities as prominent Black people are civil rights leader and Nation of Islam member Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), football star and sports commentator Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) and singer Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.)