emmett till

How the filmmakers behind ‘Till’ depicted Black trauma without showing violence | CNN

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How the filmmakers behind ‘Till’ depicted Black trauma without showing violence | CNN

CNN  —  Chinonye Chukwu didn’t want to make a movie about Black trauma. The director of the newly released film “Till,” which centers on Mamie Till-Mobley as she fights for justice after the killing of her son, said she wasn’t interested in depicting the moment that Emmett Till was brutally beaten to death in 1955 … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg says she didn’t wear a fat suit for ‘Till,’ correcting a reviewer | CNN

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Whoopi Goldberg says she didn’t wear a fat suit for ‘Till,’ correcting a reviewer | CNN

CNN  —  Whoopi Goldberg is correcting the record after a review of her new film, “Till,” purported that Goldberg was wearing a fat suit during filming. In a mixed review, a Daily Beast reporter mentions Goldberg only once, writing that Goldberg was “in a distracting fat suit” for her role as Emmett Till’s grandmother. The … Read more