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A year after RaMell Ross finished filming “Nickel Boys,” he learned to fly. Ross doesn’t know if he became a pilot out of post-big-project depression, his desire to try new things or maybe ...
RaMell Ross has something to say. With his latest film, "Nickel Boys," the co-writer and director solidifies his reputation as one of contemporary cinema’s most daring storytellers. Adapted from ...
For “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross asks his audience to inhabit the perspective of two Black teenagers at an abusive reform school — and share in the horrors they endure.
RaMell Ross has traveled one unlike that of almost anyone else to direct his lauded feature debut, “Nickel Boys.” Before adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ...
RaMell Ross poses for a portrait to promote the film "Nickel Boys" on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in New York. Credit: AP/Matt LicariIn his most celebrated photography series, “South County, AL (a ...
In his narrative feature debut, director RaMell Ross committed to POV for his adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Nickel Boys. He explains to The Verge the creative and technical challenges it brought.
For his film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s best-seller The Nickel Boys, director RaMell Ross largely tells the story using a subjective point of view, with the camera serving as the eyes of ...
RaMell Ross: I’ve never thought about it as one gesture. I like that language formation around the film. I think it stems from my documentary practice.
To RaMell Ross, this is basketball at its best. Speed, motion and athleticism all on display. Roughly a decade ago, a professional basketball career would have been the highlight of his life.
"Nickel Boys" star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, director RaMell Ross and cinematographer Jomo Fray discuss the film's unique visual style.
‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross on How Film’s Subjective Point of View Serves as an “Experiment of Perception” The team behind the adaptation of Colson Whitehead's best-selling novel ...