The story of RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” laced with the cruelties of the Jim Crow-era South, has commonalities with films made before. But the grammar of “Nickel Boys” is entirely its own. Ross shot the Colson Whitehead adaptation almost entirely from the point of view of its two main characters.
Ethan Herisse , from left, RaMell Ross, and Brandon Wilson pose for a portrait to promote the film “Nickel Boys” on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New York. This image released by Amazon/MGM shows Ethan Herisse , left, and Brandon Wilson in a promotional photo for the film “Nickel Boys.” RaMell Ross poses for a portrait to promote the film “Nickel Boys” on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New York. Brandon Wilson poses for a portrait to promote the film “Nickel Boys” on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New York.
“I know if any person in here that has wild stereotypes about the world that they acknowledge or don’t if they saw through my eyes, they would be other gone, challenged or would collapse,” said Ross in a recent interview over coffee in midtown Manhattan. “The power is in the self and the eyes.” “It’s an invitation,” says Fray. “The image is an invitation for the viewer to really place themselves in a body that they may or may not recognize. For two hours, you truly are walking in the shoes of another person. And that’s at the heart of the promise of cinema.”
Yet, part of the beauty of “Nickel Boys” is how impressionistic the imagery still is. We get to know Elwood and Turner not just by what they do or what they say, but how they look upon the world, what they notice. Herisse and Wilson had the unique experience of always acting either alongside the camera rig or staring back into a lens.
Brandon Wilson poses for a portrait to promote the film "Nickel Boys" on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New York.
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