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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
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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?
NN: I see a lot of the
faces of the women in my
family and my father’s
eyes.
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for?
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