Hi, this was an interesting article and interview with ‘Sinners’ actress, Wunmi Mosaku. She talks about the casting and audition process with Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan.
I love her final words of the interview:
“If we are brought closer together because of a shared experience on the silver screen, or in the theatre, then those are the stories that I want to be a part of, whether as a viewer or as someone acting in it. That’s what attracts me to these roles. That’s what attracts me to these projects is “Do I feel changed? Do I feel like I’m growing?” And I think “His House,” “Lovecraft Country,” and definitely “Sinners,” I feel like I’ve grown as a person because of them.”
I love her accent on cinema as a place where we are brought ‘closer together’, ‘shared experience’ ‘Do I feel changed?’.
As an actor is there a role you have had on screen or stage, that has changed you?
Is there a film you have watched that has changed you as a person, or has reinforced your values, or challenged them?
I’m hoping to see ‘Sinners’ soon and will let you know what I think. Have you been to see it?
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/sinners-wunmi-mosaku-inter...
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The film Lean on Me reinforced values and lessons growing up, Geoff Hall, like respect and don't do drugs. I plan on watching Sinners today or this week.
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Geoff Hall thank for this interesting article. I also love what Wunmi said about films as a way for us to experience our common humanity. I haven't seen Sinners yet but it is at the top of my viewing list. A role that changed me is when I played an angry/grieving mum of a racist murderer in a play called Seeds by Melanie Tait which fictionalises the Stephen Lawrence murder. It helped me connect with an intensity of feeling I had never felt before and it also gave me the opportunity to step into the skin of a character I would normally struggle to emphasise with and find the common humanity within.
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Alexandra Stevens that’s an amazing testimony to your craft, Alexandra. The story of Stephen Lawrence is a dreadful indictment on our police force and is still a very emotive subject. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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Geoff Hall, I saw Sinners this week, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. It’s one of those rare films that lingers in your bones after the credits roll. The performances, the story, the emotion, it’s all so layered and impactful. I’m already itching to go see it again while it’s still in theaters, because this is absolutely the kind of film that deserves to be experienced on the big screen.
And yes, Wunmi’s words really hit. That idea of growing because of the projects we take in or participate in… I think that’s what it’s all about. That's why so many of us yearn to create. Would love to hear what you think after you see it!
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Ashley Renee Smith Hi Ashley, well, I’ve seen it! Loved it and have shared my experiences in a few posts.