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The Nickel Boys: A Poetic Exploration of Trauma and Triumph | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The film "The Nickel Boys" explores the trauma experienced by young Black boys at a reform school in the 1960s, raising questions about how far we have come in addressing the legacy of racial injustice. The post Historical drama ‘Nickel Boys’ has ugly parallels in Minnesota appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

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Among the films that compete in the Oscar 2025 awards is Nickel Boys, possibly the most risky film of this edition. Directed by RaMell Ross, who adapted Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer winning novel, is a hard coming of age in the midst of abusive racism in the United States during the 1960s. Film has taught that there are countless ways to tell a story. Camera, sound, performances, script and the different elements that make up a film are the ones …

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Director RaMell Ross on ‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Malcolm X’

RaMell Ross is a multi time Academy-Award nominee in documentary and narrative, a filmmaker, photographer, academic, and writer. You may have seen his directorial debut Hale County This Morning, This Evening, an experimental documentary about black life in Hale County, Alabama. RaMell's most recent directorial work is the historical drama Nickel Boys, based on the novel of the same name by… Source