RaMell Ross Reveals Why 'Nickel Boys' Is Filmed in a Radical Way

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• Ross combined archival footage, vérité-style camerawork, and a nonlinear narrative to capture the brutality of the Jim Crow-era reform school at the heart of the story.
• The director incorporated hidden cameras and audio recordings to immerse viewers in the inmates' perspective, giving the film an unprecedented level of authenticity and emotional impact.