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The underground railroad audible6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() I used to think that creating the work exorcised those demons or that weight. That responsibility, that weight is still with me. This has been the work of the last 4½ years of my life. “I know that people are going to encounter these images of my ancestors. “That’s not what it’s about,” he said in an interview from his house, conducted via video conference, in which he was both energetic and quietly thoughtful. Early positive reviews have brought him little comfort. ![]() The filmmaker is bracing for what he anticipates will be a heightened emotional response to the troubling material, particularly from Black viewers. It’s a series his friends warned him not to make. But while Jenkins is obviously proud about his achievement, he also realizes “The Underground Railroad” represents the biggest risk of his career. The drama marks another high-profile touchstone for Jenkins, who won an adapted screenplay Oscar along with Tarell Alvin McCraney for “Moonlight.” He was nominated for best director for the 2016 gay coming-of-age drama, which won the Oscar for best picture.īuzz about the project has been building for months. ![]()
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