During a recent event promoting ‘The Underground Railroad,’ the director thanked the author for pushing him to create the Oscar-winning film.
On May 10, Amazon Prime Video in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted a private virtual event in support of the streamer’s new series The Underground Railroad.
It featured Oscar winner Barry Jenkins and his star Thuso Mbedu in a conversation moderated by best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who ended the 60-minute chat with niceties that typically close such an event.
“I want to congratulate you both,” offered Coates, “as I said, this is going to ignite a discussion that is, honestly, going to go past the moment. I really believe that you guys are going to be onto your next projects and your projects after that and you will still hear about this.”
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