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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization

Oct 29, 2025 · 44m
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  • Filmmaker Nia DaCosta, director of horror hit 'Candyman' and 'The Marvels,' discusses her adaptation of Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' reimagined with Tessa Thompson as a queer, mixed-race Black woman
  • She reflects on navigating white spaces in Hollywood, her passion for horror filmmaking, and her background as a production assistant
  • Jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews bassist Linda May Han Oh's album 'Strange Heavens'

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