“I’m fortunate that I get to tell the stories I want to tell.”
Ava DuVernay’s latest filmOrigintakes a look at the intersectionalities across humanity.
The film is led byAunjanue Ellis-Tayloralongside the amazing talents of Niecy Nash-Betts and Jon Bernthal.
“I’m fortunate that I get to tell the stories I want to tell."
This happens when we see killing and murder unattached to emotion for no reason, like inJohn Wickor whatever.
You hear bullets going off, you hear blood, people are falling down dead and that’s ok. That’s seen as trauma.
So, that’s how I see it.
I just invite people to think about it like that as opposed to trafficking in trauma.
Thats how I go about it.
I decide on my projects.
I’m interested in history, I’m interested in community, I’m interested in solidarity.
I’m interested in my brothers and sisters around the world and our interconnectedness to the spaces around us.
Like you said storytelling comes in all forms, and so does inspiration.
Where do you find most of your inspiration and is there anything you tend to go back to?
Im inspired by everything.
One of my family members used to say, If you’re bored, you’re boring.
What do you do to protect not only yourself but those working with you?
So on our productions, we verify we provide all those opportunities for folks to talk to decompress.
We even give out free apps for meditation to our crew members, whatever it takes.
Can I step away or can I not be here this day?.
There’s nothing really that I need to do for myself.
My process comes through the writing process.
So by the time I get to the set, I’m very prepared.
I’m like the Terminator, I’m just there to get the shots.
That’s when I kind of go through that process.
