Exclusive: Chinonye Chukwu on the Power of the Black Female Gaze in Film and Till
Nigerian-American directorChinonye Chukwumade history when she became the first Black woman to win theSundance Film Festival’sGrand Jury Prize. She won for her filmClemency,which starred Alfre Woodward and Aldis Hodge, and launched her career to the spotlight it deserves. Now, three years later, her follow-up toClemency, the historical movieTill, tackles the story of Emmett Till’s life and tragic death. But there is a catch here: it centers the experience through the eyes of his mother Mamie Mobley-Till, who became an activist due to what happened to her son....