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Malcolm Washington

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453 total appearances

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The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

So it's a, it's a place built off of the, not only the hopes, but the labor of dreams, you know, like somebody had to build that place. Um, and I, I think that it lives in, it's, it's lives in that, you know,

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The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

So it's a, it's a place built off of the, not only the hopes, but the labor of dreams, you know, like somebody had to build that place. Um, and I, I think that it lives in, it's, it's lives in that, you know,

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The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Absolutely. You know, I grew up with such a strong consciousness. And you got to remember, like, I grew up. in the era of my dad, having played Malcolm X, you know, so I identify with Malcolm X as a figure. I identify with that part of our story.

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The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Absolutely. You know, I grew up with such a strong consciousness. And you got to remember, like, I grew up. in the era of my dad, having played Malcolm X, you know, so I identify with Malcolm X as a figure. I identify with that part of our story.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Absolutely. You know, I grew up with such a strong consciousness. And you got to remember, like, I grew up. in the era of my dad, having played Malcolm X, you know, so I identify with Malcolm X as a figure. I identify with that part of our story.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

And growing up in LA in the 90s, post LA uprising, you know, where black people have a voice, they're fighting for something, they're believing in something, they're saying something. I connected to that so much. So thatβ€”it's like how Boy Willie says, you know, I was born in a time of fire. I feel that, too.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

And growing up in LA in the 90s, post LA uprising, you know, where black people have a voice, they're fighting for something, they're believing in something, they're saying something. I connected to that so much. So thatβ€”it's like how Boy Willie says, you know, I was born in a time of fire. I feel that, too.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

And growing up in LA in the 90s, post LA uprising, you know, where black people have a voice, they're fighting for something, they're believing in something, they're saying something. I connected to that so much. So thatβ€”it's like how Boy Willie says, you know, I was born in a time of fire. I feel that, too.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

You know, that resonates with me from both the creative artistic movements that were happening at the time, the political movements that were happening at the time, of people declaring themselves and who they are at the time. And so all of those things live in me. And I'm happy that my parents had such a pride in our culture, have such a respect for it, and instilled that in us.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

You know, that resonates with me from both the creative artistic movements that were happening at the time, the political movements that were happening at the time, of people declaring themselves and who they are at the time. And so all of those things live in me. And I'm happy that my parents had such a pride in our culture, have such a respect for it, and instilled that in us.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

You know, that resonates with me from both the creative artistic movements that were happening at the time, the political movements that were happening at the time, of people declaring themselves and who they are at the time. And so all of those things live in me. And I'm happy that my parents had such a pride in our culture, have such a respect for it, and instilled that in us.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

I did visit. I visited for an afternoon.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

I did visit. I visited for an afternoon.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

I did visit. I visited for an afternoon.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

It was so dope. It was so dope. I'm a big Chris Nolan fan, you know, and our generation of film goers, he's like, you know, one of those guys. We came, you know, from following Memento, like all of them. I watch all of his films. Um, and know them, know them well. And he's has, he creates worlds, you know? So when you visit his set, it feels like you're in his world.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

It was so dope. It was so dope. I'm a big Chris Nolan fan, you know, and our generation of film goers, he's like, you know, one of those guys. We came, you know, from following Memento, like all of them. I watch all of his films. Um, and know them, know them well. And he's has, he creates worlds, you know? So when you visit his set, it feels like you're in his world.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

It was so dope. It was so dope. I'm a big Chris Nolan fan, you know, and our generation of film goers, he's like, you know, one of those guys. We came, you know, from following Memento, like all of them. I watch all of his films. Um, and know them, know them well. And he's has, he creates worlds, you know? So when you visit his set, it feels like you're in his world.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Like everything just looks like, like if, if they weren't shooting there and you opened your eyes there and you found yourself there, you'd be like, this feels like a Christopher Nolan movie. It just is just, you know, dripping in his, um, personality. It feels like, and his aesthetic. So it was really exciting to go. and see my brother at work.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Like everything just looks like, like if, if they weren't shooting there and you opened your eyes there and you found yourself there, you'd be like, this feels like a Christopher Nolan movie. It just is just, you know, dripping in his, um, personality. It feels like, and his aesthetic. So it was really exciting to go. and see my brother at work.

Fresh Air
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film

Like everything just looks like, like if, if they weren't shooting there and you opened your eyes there and you found yourself there, you'd be like, this feels like a Christopher Nolan movie. It just is just, you know, dripping in his, um, personality. It feels like, and his aesthetic. So it was really exciting to go. and see my brother at work.