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My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood.
Yance Ford
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I don't feel like a hero.
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I hope that audiences understand that there is a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address, that there has always been a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address. In fact, our country is built on the precariousness of black lives, the disposability of black lives.
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I worked at 'POV' for five years before I told one person about my brother.
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I don't think I present as gender-conforming on screen, but some people need a little extra information.
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Instincts are a really important guide for any artist, but particularly filmmakers because it takes a lot to stay true to your instincts as a storyteller.
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I have been gender-nonconforming my entire life.
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Grief, for me, is a moment-to-moment experience.
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I have a lot of surrogate parents, but there's no one like your mother.
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When I was making 'Strong Island,' it was very clear to me that my brother's death was a point on a line that stretched back into the 1940s and beyond in my family - and in the nation.
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'Strong Island' is not your typical true-crime film. It's not actually about the uncovering of evidence or following leads that hadn't been seen before or any of that stuff.
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There are people who get to be three-dimensional humans in the United States, and there are people who do not.
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