Nickel Boys
Ross' Colson Whitehead adaptation, "Nickel Boys," has earned high critical praise, but when everyone gets to be a critic, it's hard not to want to push back.
Ellis-Taylor and the crafts team talk creating her indelible performance as an anguished grandmother in RaMell Ross' adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel.
Thompson on Hollywood
The "King Richard" Oscar nominee is luminous in "Nickel Boys," and without her, the film might not have resonated with audiences.
RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel beat out runners-up "Anora" and "All We Imagine as Light," the latter of which did score Best Director and Best Foreign-Language Film.
Consider This
"Nickel Boys" stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, in conversation with IndieWire, give their point of view on helping execute director RaMell Ross's vision for the Colson Whitehead adaptation.
Best of 2024
The respondents to this year's IndieWire survey, though still largely representing North America, hail from six continents. They celebrated a wide, diverse range of films this year.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Inspired by George Miller, and building off his documentary “Hale County,” Ross details why his orthodox process of adapting Colson Whitehead’s novel started out wordless.
Trailer
Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson lead the film, which also stars Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
Interview
Hechinger tells IndieWire about his big year, from "Nickel Boys" to "Gladiator II," and watching camera operators go undercover as extras on Ridley Scott's epic.
Film Review
Shot almost entirely in the first-person, Ross' visionary masterpiece injects radical new life into a novel about the racial abuse at a Florida reform school.
AAFCA
The African American Film Critics Association announced its 2025 winners, with "Sing Sing" and "Nickel Boys" set to accept the biggest awards at the February 19 ceremony.
IndieWire Honors
IndieWire Honors: The director of the acclaimed adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel received the Auteur Award at the event on Thursday.
