Until director Chinonye Chukwu yells “blatant misogyny towards black women”
Until director Chinonye Chukwu screams “blatant misogyny towards black women” when her film is rejected at the Oscars.
Just one day after his critically acclaimed film Till was rejected for Oscar nominations, director Chinonye Chukwu is speaking out.
The 37-year-old filmmaker directed and co-wrote Till, which is set after the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till as his mother Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) seeks justice.
While the movie earned rave reviews with a 98% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie didn’t earn any Oscar nominations when it was announced Tuesday.
Speak up: Just one day after his critically acclaimed film Till was rejected for Oscar nominations, director Chinonye Chukwu is speaking out.
Mother: The 37-year-old filmmaker directed and co-wrote Till, which is set after the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till as his mother Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) seeks justice.
Chukwu shared a snapshot of herself posing with civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams at the premiere of Till in October 2022, with an emotional caption.
“We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to defending whiteness and perpetuating blatant misogyny towards Black women,” Chukwu began.
‘And yet. I will always be grateful for the greatest lesson of my life: regardless of any challenge or obstacle, I will always have the power to cultivate my own joy, and it is this joy that will continue to be one of my greatest forms of resilience. ‘ she added she.
Share: Chukwu shared a snapshot of herself posing with civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams at the premiere of Till in October 2022, with a touching caption
The film was released in October but, despite glowing reviews, failed to make a dent at the box office.
The film, with an estimated budget of $20 million, has only grossed $9.7 million worldwide, with the domestic gross of $9 million accounting for the lion’s share of its global gross.
While the film received no Oscar recognition, Deadwyler has been nominated for both a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance.
Glowing Reviews: The film was released in October, but despite glowing reviews, it failed to make a dent at the box office.
Nominated: While the film received no Oscar recognition, Deadwyler has been nominated for both a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
It was also named one of the best movies of 2022 by the National Board of Review.
Till’s 98% is also a higher Rotten Tomatoes rating than the 10 Best Picture nominees: All Quiet on the Western Front (92%), Avatar: The Way of Water (77%), The Banshees of Inisherin (97%) %). Elvis (77%), All at Once Everywhere (95%), The Fablemans (92%), Tar (90%), Top Gun: Maverick (96%), Triangle of Sadness (72%), and Women Talking (90%). %).
The film is based on the true story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Chicago native visiting his family in Money, Mississippi, in the summer of 1955.
Best: Also named one of the best movies of 2022 by the National Board of Review
She interacted with 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant at the grocery store she co-owned, and Till allegedly flirted with her and whistled at her.
Two nights after the incident, Bryant’s husband and his half-brother kidnapped Till and severely beat and mutilated him before killing him and dumping his body in the Tallahatchie River, where it was found three days later.
The film was also co-written and produced by Keith Beauchamp, who made the 2003 documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till.
True story: Two nights after the incident, Bryant’s husband and half-brother kidnapped Till and severely beat and mutilated him before killing him and dumping his body in the Tallahatchie River, where it was found three days later.