RaMell Ross: You ‘Don’t Need a Lot of Money to Make a Film That’s Cinematic and Deserves to Be in Theaters’
Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross told IndieWire at the 2025 Film Indendent Spirit Awards that 'audiences have no idea what they want.' ...
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How RaMell Ross shifted from a Georgetown guard to an Oscar-nominated director
Allen Iverson driving to the basket for a layup. Steph Curry draining a deep 3-pointer. To RaMell Ross, this is basketball at its best. Speed, motion and athleticism all on display. Roughly a ...
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RaMell Ross On North Florida, Doechii, And The Success Of ‘Nickel Boys’
In middle school, I was warned to stay away from Jay, Florida. Located within the panhandle, the legacy of Jay is synonymous with its history of being a “sundown town” known for its mass ...
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Filmmaker RaMell Ross’s Black History Month Guide to Contemporary Art
We may earn an affiliate commission from links. Filmmaker RaMell Ross may be a practitioner and admirer of visual art, but in cinema, he strives for the effect of poetry. “Reading poems ...
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‘Nickel Boys,’ an Oscar Nominee With a Jarringly Different Point of View
RaMell Ross subverts our gaze again, as he did with the documentary “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” another Academy Award contender. By Alissa Wilkinson It’s incredibly rare — in ...
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RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for Two Projects After ‘Nickel Boys’: ‘It Has to Be Philanthropic Because It’s Not Really a Return’
Ross made his feature narrative debut with Best Picture nominee "Nickel Boys." He's now looking to fund his next work. Ross told The Hollywood Reporter at Sunday’s Oscars that, after making his ...
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Oscar-nominee RaMell Ross on ‘Nickel Boys’ and telling stories through a Black lens
RaMell Ross on the Oscar-nominated “Nickel Boys” and why the film's impact matters more to him than trophies. “Nickel Boys” may not have taken home an Oscar last night, but for director ...
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Staff Picks: An Oscar nominee's first film and a spin-off that's reinventing itself
With the 97th Academy Awards just around the corner, Film Editor Jacob Oller dives into RaMell Ross’ first film. Staff Writer Mary Kate Carr’s pick is a bit more puckish, as she heads to ...
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My favorite Best Picture Oscar nominee is streaming now — and it’s got 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
"Nickel Boys" doesn't look like any film you've seen this year — literally. Directed by RaMell Ross and adapted from Colson Whitehead's 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name ...