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May 31, 2017 The Skanner Page 11 Bids & Classifi ed Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Nguvu cont’d from pg 7 ing the screening, there will be a conversation between Nefertite and multimedia visual art- ist Sosena Solomon and questions from the audi- ence. To fi nd out about fu- ture screenings of In the Morning elsewhere around the country, visit: http://inthemorning-the- fi lm.com/ Kam Williams: Hi Ne- fertite, thanks for the in- terview. Nefertite Nguvu: It’s my pleasure, Kam. Thank you for taking the time. KW: What inspired you to write “In the Morning”? NN: I was very inspired by the women in my life. I wanted to make a fi lm that refl ected and hon- ored the women I know. There are so many over- looked narratives when it comes to Black wom- en. “In The Morning” is my love letter to women: beautiful, smart, elegant, vulnerable, sensitive, complex Black women who don’t oft en get to see themselves in movies. KW: How would de- scribe the fi lm in 25 words or less? NN: Our fi lm is about something we’ve all wrestled with, this terri- ble and beautiful animal: love. It explores roman- tic love, but it’s ultimate- ly about the power of self-love. KW: How did you go about assembling your cast? NN: Our cast came to- gether pretty organical- ly. We were working with a small budget, so there was no casting director. I reached out to members of my fi lmmaking com- munity for recommen- dations: Emayatzy Cori- nealdi, JoNell Kennedy and Jacky Ido came to me that way. I also chose to work with some artists I’ve known for awhile whose work I loved, like De’Adre Aziza, Kim Hill, Numa Perrier and C.J. Lindsey. I feel very lucky to have this lovely and talented ensemble cast. KW: I interviewed Emayatzy for Roots. She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award this year for her perfor- mance in the miniseries. Why did you pick her to play Cadence in your fi lm? NN: It’s great to see her continue to shine. I chose her for many reasons. Emayatzy brings a lot to our fi lm. She is quite beautiful and brings a delicate balance of hu- bris and humanity that draws us into the com- plex emotional world of her character, Cadence. She’s wonderful! KW: What message do you want people to take away from the fi lm? NN: In The Morning explores the lives of beautiful but imperfect people navigating their way through life and love challenges, without plac- ing judgments on any- one. We are all human and therefore all fl awed. Our message is really about deepening connec- tion, intimacy and empa- thy. More than anything else, I want our audience to see true and deep re- fl ections of themselves. KW: You wrote, direct- ed and produced In the Morning. What was it like having to juggle all those responsibilities? NN: As a fi rst time fea- ture fi lmmaker, it was To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu daunting. But I was in- credibly determined to get this fi lm made. So, I threw myself whole- heartedly into each of these responsibilities and worked very hard. It was not easy to manage it all. Luckily, I had a lot of support. I’m so proud of the fi lm we made. KW: How long did it take to make the movie? NN: Though it’s been a fi ve-year journey from script to screen and now to wider distribution, we shot the fi lm in Brooklyn in just eight days. KW: What’s your next project? NN: I’ve got two short narrative projects I’m working on now that I’m very excited about. One I’m in post-produc- tion on entitled, “Myself When I am Real,” and another I’ll be shooting this summer in collabo- ration with AT&T as part of their “Hello Lab” pro- gram. KW: What’s dream project? NN: I’d love to adapt one of James Baldwin’s novels. That would be a dream project, for sure. KW: AALBC.com founder Troy Johnson asks: What was the last book you read? NN: The last book I read was fi lmmaker Kathleen Collins’ recently pub- lished book of short sto- ries entitled, “Whatever Happened To Interracial Love.” KW: The music maven Heather Covington ques- tion: What was the last song you listened to? NN: Frank Ocean’s cov- er of “At Your Best.” I’m kind of obsessed with it! KW: Ling-Ju Yen asks: What is your earliest childhood memory? NN: My earliest child- hood memory is prob- ably walking while holding the hands of my father and my sister. KW: Was there a mean- ingful spiritual compo- nent to your childhood? NN: Yes, my mother was a very spiritual per- son and she made that a very grounding compo- nent of my upbringing. KW: Who loved you unconditionally during your formative years? NN: I am very fortu- nate in that I felt loved unconditionally by my entire family. KW: Sherry Gillam would like to know what is the most important life lesson you’ve learned so far? NN: To stay the course. KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? 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