EXCLUSIVE: This morning in Toronto, writer/director Allen Hughes and FX unveil the first of a five-part docuseries Dear Mama. This is an epic exploration of the life of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur an…
, the former Black Panther member. It is Hughes’ first trip back to TIFF since he and brother Albert came to unveil their Johnny Depp piconly to see that title become all too apt when, on their media day 21 years ago, everything got canceled when two hijacked planes crashed into and took down the Twin Towers. At the behest of the estate of the Shakur family, Hughes spent years diving deep into the mythology of Tupac to answer why his art endures so long after he was shot dead at age 25.
DEADLINE: Unfortunately, many hip-hop artists died young in violent incidents. Few reached the iconic status that Shakur did in his brief life. You see his image on a shirt and you know exactly who he is, like Bob Marley or Marilyn Monroe or James Dean. I recall reading about him getting shot, or in trouble, and think, who doesn’t he get away from this life and live more safely? But maybe the environment was fuel for the art?: I want to articulate this the right way.
DEADLINE: Your style in the first episode is to stay in the background., But you got beat up pretty badly by Tupac and his entourage, lingering anger from you firing him from Menace II Society, your first feature with your brother Albert. It ended with Tupac being found guilty of assault and battery., How do you explore that incident?: I was reluctant to go into my thing cuz I was like, I don’t want the camera on me. I’m not trying to be famous in this thing.
DEADLINE: You’re moving on to another biographical narrative feature on a musical icon with Marvin Gaye. How’s that going?: It’s going well. Like with this one, outside the creative process you’re dealing with variables like estates and music and then things like extended family. You’re job becomes a spiritual task to make sure everything is in line. We’ve got all the resources and we’re close. Frankly, that’s a long winded way of saying, Mike, that I had to finish Tupac.
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