Tanya Mosley

In the 1960s.

In the 1960s.

In the 1960s.

You and your writing partner, Jocelyn, do this thing where there's the narrative and then there are the micro-narratives. There's imagery that just pops up throughout the entire film. So, like, there's an alligator that we see that continues to show up. And then there are these images of Martin Luther King Jr., who is, like, this sign of hope and progress.

You and your writing partner, Jocelyn, do this thing where there's the narrative and then there are the micro-narratives. There's imagery that just pops up throughout the entire film. So, like, there's an alligator that we see that continues to show up. And then there are these images of Martin Luther King Jr., who is, like, this sign of hope and progress.

You and your writing partner, Jocelyn, do this thing where there's the narrative and then there are the micro-narratives. There's imagery that just pops up throughout the entire film. So, like, there's an alligator that we see that continues to show up. And then there are these images of Martin Luther King Jr., who is, like, this sign of hope and progress.

Can you tell me about why and how you came to use that imagery as a micro-narrative to tell the bigger story? Sure.

Can you tell me about why and how you came to use that imagery as a micro-narrative to tell the bigger story? Sure.

Can you tell me about why and how you came to use that imagery as a micro-narrative to tell the bigger story? Sure.

And it's beautiful that you think about these things in your work. You're a trained photographer. And I wonder, have you ever been in a place and Like you want to capture it and like you start to take out your camera and you start to take pictures and it just can't capture it. Like you look then at what you shot, what you snapped, and it just doesn't do the thing.

And it's beautiful that you think about these things in your work. You're a trained photographer. And I wonder, have you ever been in a place and Like you want to capture it and like you start to take out your camera and you start to take pictures and it just can't capture it. Like you look then at what you shot, what you snapped, and it just doesn't do the thing.

And it's beautiful that you think about these things in your work. You're a trained photographer. And I wonder, have you ever been in a place and Like you want to capture it and like you start to take out your camera and you start to take pictures and it just can't capture it. Like you look then at what you shot, what you snapped, and it just doesn't do the thing.

I'm just thinking about that in terms of you talking about the images of us from the past and how they were taken from a different eye. Do you think that there's something somewhat mystical too in what happens between, say, A person who has a closer connection to an image and they take it versus those who are an anthropological and they're taking an anthropological look.

I'm just thinking about that in terms of you talking about the images of us from the past and how they were taken from a different eye. Do you think that there's something somewhat mystical too in what happens between, say, A person who has a closer connection to an image and they take it versus those who are an anthropological and they're taking an anthropological look.

I'm just thinking about that in terms of you talking about the images of us from the past and how they were taken from a different eye. Do you think that there's something somewhat mystical too in what happens between, say, A person who has a closer connection to an image and they take it versus those who are an anthropological and they're taking an anthropological look.

So we've been talking about Hale County this morning, this evening, as it relates to the Nickel Boys. This was your first step into filmmaking. It is loosely based on two young men, Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, as they move through their final years of adolescence into full adulthood. It won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar.

So we've been talking about Hale County this morning, this evening, as it relates to the Nickel Boys. This was your first step into filmmaking. It is loosely based on two young men, Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, as they move through their final years of adolescence into full adulthood. It won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar.

So we've been talking about Hale County this morning, this evening, as it relates to the Nickel Boys. This was your first step into filmmaking. It is loosely based on two young men, Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, as they move through their final years of adolescence into full adulthood. It won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar.

What was it about that time and experience that captured your imagination that made you say, no, I need to pick up a camera for this?

What was it about that time and experience that captured your imagination that made you say, no, I need to pick up a camera for this?