RaMell, The Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross uses the camera as a character
Nickel Boys director and co-writer RaMell Ross explains how he navigated the complex relationship between audience and subject in his critically acclaimed new film.
RaMell Ross Reveals Why 'Nickel Boys' Is Filmed in a Radical Way
Ramelle Ross combined several filmmaking techniques to bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to life in unprecedentedly powerful ways.
‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross on Making the Film and Being Open to Working With Marvel Producers ‘Willing to Challenge Their Beliefs’
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 Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel,
National Society of Film Critics picks ‘Nickel Boys’ as best film of 2024
On Saturday, my National Society of Film Critics brethren and I presided over the 59th edition of our awards ceremony. Unlike other major awards, we reveal second and third place along with our winners.
‘Nickel Boys’ director reflects on experiemental film’s reception
Nickel Boys' director and co-writer RaMell Ross says the film's nomination is an added bonus to telling an important story. (Jan 5)
How to Watch the Golden Globe-Nominated Film ‘Nickel Boys’
The film adaptation, like the novel, follows two young Black boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), as they navigate the fictional Nickel Academy—through a first-person point of view.
How the ‘Nickel Boys’ Team Delivered RaMell Ross’ Immersive Vision Through Detailed Design Work
RaMell Ross ’ “ Nickel Boys ” unearths the haunting realities of two boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) ...
Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross on his groundbreaking approach to depicting the complexity of trauma
The Oscar-nominated director sits down with Q’s Tom Power to discuss his critically acclaimed new film, Nickel Boys, which is based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name.
The huge gambit RaMell Ross pulled off to make ‘Nickel Boys’
For “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross asks his audience to inhabit the perspective of two Black teenagers at an abusive reform ...
Filmmaker RaMell Ross on adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
Not only do we need a new language, but the language of photography – and film at large – needs to adapt to the complexity of ...
‘Every Little Thing’: Enchantment That Flaps at 50 Beats a Second
This film by Sally Aitken follows a hummingbird rescue center and the woman who tends to its denizens with immense care.
‘Nickel Boys’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Never Watches Herself on Screen — Here’s Why
When Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (who has been acting professionally since her debut as Ariel in 1995’s Broadway revival of “The ...
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Q&A: How ‘Nickel Boys’ filmmakers told a powerful story with an innovative first-person perspective
Nickel Boys director and co-writer RaMell Ross, and cinematographer Jomo Fray, explained their innovative approach to the ...
‘Nickel Boys’: Read The Screenplay By RaMell Ross And Joslyn Barnes That Reimagined A Pulitzer-Winning Novel For The Big Screen
Nickel Boys was written by director RaMell Ross and longtime collaborator Joslyn Barnes who adapted Colson Whitehead's ...
James Mangold in, Coralie Fargeat and Denis Villeneuve Out as 2025 DGA Awards Nominations Are Revealed
James Mangold’s awards prospects got a boost Wednesday while The Substance director Coralie Fargeat and Dune: Part Two helmer ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ has a horrific backstory, but ‘love is at the core of it’
Director RaMell Ross on adapting Colson Whitehead's novel of systematic racism and abuse into a highly subjective film.