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RaMell Ross Reveals Why 'Nickel Boys' Is Filmed in a Radical Way
MovieWebStory by George Edelman
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Acclaimed director RaMell Ross reveals the innovative techniques he used to adapt the harrowing Pulitzer-winning novel 'Nickel Boys' into a groundbreaking cinematic experience.
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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.
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RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys, Nickel Boys