First trailer for "Queen & Slim"

[surprisesidney]

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From trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix’s Master of None) and Melina Matsoukas, the visionary director of some of this generation’s most powerful pop-culture experiences, including Beyonce’s “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready’s unflinching new drama, Queen & Slim

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[ms_mmelissa]

This looks soooo good (also James Frey co-wrote this? How random).

[bellwetherr]

its amazing anyone lets frey have a career

[analievelyn]

So ready for this! Hey OP, could you plz add the black celebs tag? Thank you!

[surprisesidney]

Added, thanks for the heads up!

[analievelyn]

Thank you! Appreciate it <3

[sandstorm]

Oh, that sounds way different than what I expected.

[turtleisland]

I believe they filmed that scene in the snow during the coldest day in Cleveland last winter, the polar vortex.

[ms_mmelissa]

Surprised the camera didn't jam tbh (or maybe it did!)

I live in Canada and know some filmmakers and they say it's a frequent problem shooting in winter.

[disasterboss]

it looks like a really well done film (acting, cinematography, etc.) but i'm not really interested in these kinds of black stories on screen tbh. i'm not saying they shouldn't be made but i watch movies as a form of escapism and i made the decision sometime around selma that it was a lot on my mental health as a black person to watch movies that involve the brutalization of other black ppl. i don't know how this'll end but even the trailer has me feeling really tense and off kilter. like i still haven't watched when they see us--i've just spent too much time crying in theaters and while watching netflix. it just feels too personal. it feels like watching a horror movie in many ways.

that said i wish the people involved success.

[nomoneyfun]

I know exactly what you mean. Like, I want to see this because the lead actress is dark skinned and not being stereotyped or demeaned by her love interest, and that's all it really takes for me to be interested in a movie, but I can't stand to continually see Black people brutalized on screen. It's too much.

[disasterboss]

because the lead actress is dark skinned and not being stereotyped or demeaned by her love interest

honestly that might be the thing that makes me break down and watch it even with what i said above. idk, its a difficult thing.

[michiru]

I feel you on this. I saw Beale Street in theaters and it wrecked me. I was also really angry at how no one else was reacting that way.. that I could see at least.

That being said I don't think this movie will solely be about the brutalization of black bodies. I see a lot of agency in Daniel and Jodie's characters.