In Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the red carpets have been rolled up and the dust has settled on the film festivals which traditionally function as Oscar launchpads. Back in Hollywood, publicists are recalibrating campaigns and pundits are placing their bets on the big films and performances of the upcoming awards season. A few key contenders are still yet to be seen, but at this stage of the race, one thing seems clear: come next March, records will be broken.
Ryan and I first connected last year because he discovered my Mississippi Delta Chinese doc for AJ+ and was inspired to include the community in Sinners after his father-in-law learned that he had Delta Chinese ancestors.
I want to follow up with you real quick. The scene of the party, and the juke joint, and the roof on fire. We built something to liberate ourselves. And I lost my friend Chadwick. That started a whole process of - the project that I was on, it kind of doubled, tripled the time for me to get through it.