RaMell Ross landed an Oscar nomination with his first feature, and this soul-stirring drama, based on Colson Whitehead's book, is poised to earn him his second.

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 ...

Film director RaMell Ross is unapologetic about his focus on the Black South in his work. His first feature-length documentary, “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” captures the ...

RAMELL ROSS: You know, people say [it’s just] me, but there are a lot of people who helped with this film. We have a huge team that has been out there hitting the pavement for Nickel Boys .

‘Nickel Boys’ Review: RaMell Ross Breaks Free of Reform-School Tropes, but Loses the Plot in the Process Reviewed at Telluride Film Festival, Aug. 31, 2024. Also in New York Film Festival ...

RaMell Ross talks about his adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel "Nickel Boys." ... Gradually, the film reveals the school’s dark secrets, including boys who have disappeared without a trace.

Rhode Island School of Design graduate RaMell Ross’s movie “Nickel Boys” has been nominated for two Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards.

The making of “Nickel Boys” — a film that follows two young Black boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), as they navigate a brutal reform school — presented a unique set ...

Told mostly in the first-person point of view, director RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys” is an experiential — and experimental — adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel from ...

In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross uses what he calls “sentient perspective” to convey the characters’ view of their world. Critics say the result is stunning.

With “Nickel Boys,” director RaMell Ross finds fresh colors in such a rigidly codified genre, turning a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel into a minimalist tone poem. The … News ...