Director Gina Prince-Bythewood says there was a special mission with TheWomanKing: overcoming the “really tragic history” of not lighting Black actors properly. “It’s offensive and it’s not that hard,” she tells VF.
The Woman King,The film follows the Agojie, an all-female group of warriors led by the indomitable General Nanisca , in the West African kingdom of Dahomey, circa 1823.
“Gina and I had conversations about lighting these gorgeous Black women: How do we do that in a way that feels very real? It’s not overly bright and glossy like a Hollywood movie, but feels very authentic and timely like a period movie,” Morgan says.
Some of that back-and-forth was spontaneous, mapped-out as this shot was, to find the best look for the scene. But the most spontaneous part of the scene is also its most intimate: Izogie braiding Nawi’s hair. The script had Izogie bringing Nawi a bracelet, and standing around talking. But Prince-Bythewood came up with a new source of connection on the day of shooting.
We see, in this snapshot of a dizzying battle, many layers of action. “Those were incredible background artists giving everything every single take,” Prince-Bythewood says. “It was hella hot out there and you were not getting the shine—you were in smoke where the camera’s right on Izogie.
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