Like many people in COVID-19 lockdown, Kamilah Forbes takes part in a regular Zoom gathering with friends.
It was, as the award-winning director-producer puts it, “the weekend of George Floyd.”
Forbes and her friends found themselves linked together but stunned speechless.
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“We just couldn’t talk because we were watching the protests on our television collectively.”
Those wrenching events led to inspiration.
How can we share that with the world?"
Forgrown-ishstar Shahidi, her role was a chance to portray an awakening.
“You see her coming to another level of awareness through her introduction to Malcolm X.”
The young activist is a huge fan of the author’s work.
“I know Kamilah as a friend and an artist very, very well.
She’s probably the only person who I really would’ve trusted to do it.”
“That was one of the things we were adamant about,” says Watson.
“I hope that people are changed for the better by watching it.
That there’s an opening into something more positive and a deeper understanding of the Black culture.”
