I know y’all about to get annoyed with me.

BUT.

I’m seeing the TL talk about the dearth of black directors in the Criterion Collection.

and I want to add that Barry Jenkins addressed this with Peter Becker directly, and shouted out Andrew Dosunmu and AV Rockwell.
Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George (2013).

In New York, a Yoruba woman becomes desperate to save her marriage after her and her husband continually fail to conceive.
Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George (2013). In New York, a Yoruba woman becomes desperate to save her marriage after her and her husband continually fail to conceive.
Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George (2013). In New York, a Yoruba woman becomes desperate to save her marriage after her and her husband continually fail to conceive.
Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George (2013). In New York, a Yoruba woman becomes desperate to save her marriage after her and her husband continually fail to conceive.
Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George (2013). In New York, a Yoruba woman becomes desperate to save her marriage after her and her husband continually fail to conceive.
A.V. Rockwell’s Kids.

It’s available here: https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/open-city-kids/

Left to their own devices, two kids find a game to play, mimicking the family business.
Becker moves to his next question.

https://twitter.com/mimbale/status/1296513486525095936?s=21 https://twitter.com/mimbale/status/1296513486525095936
Which leads into the answer I was referencing here.

https://twitter.com/kyalbr/status/1293638916893884416?s=21 https://twitter.com/kyalbr/status/1293638916893884416
Imagine your film having this kind of impact.

https://twitter.com/grubiddo/status/1296523609024929793?s=21 https://twitter.com/grubiddo/status/1296523609024929793
You can follow @kyalbr.
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