By Antonia Blyth | Deadline
Panelists: Rachael Abigail Holder (director), André Holland (producer/ actor), Nicole Beharie (actor), DeWanda Wise (actor), Roy Wood Jr. (actor), Cassandra Freeman (actor).
Key quotes: “We all responded to the story that was on the page for different reasons, but with this cast and the company of actors that we invited to join us, we more or less all know each other and have known each other for a very long time… we wanted to leave space for the actors to interpret and to make themselves at home in the character, and I think that’s what you see when you watch the movie. It feels specific because it is specific to the people that are playing it.
“[EP] Steven Soderbergh came into the picture and he’s a person with whom I’ve collaborated a number of times, he’s a wonderful ally, he’s a believer in young artists, he wants to support new work. I shared the script with him and I told him what my vision for it was, and I told him about Rachael, and he said, ‘Great. Let’s go do it.’ And we were able to get started right away.” – André Holland
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