![]() For me it was a way to express a lot of anger, frustration, and hurt that I felt, but also the underlying hope that I felt. VOX ATL: What led you to want to work on this project?Īngie Thomas: I got the idea for the story when I was in college. In an interview with VOX ATL, director George Tillman Jr and author Angie Thomas divulge the various complexities, details, and processes that went into making “The Hate U Give” such a magnificent force of cinematic social commentary. A phenomenon in its own right, the film ties itself to a greater movement against the institutionalized oppression and brutality that the black community faces in real-world contexts, and gives a megaphone to the rising voices of this generation who have had battled their way to the forefront of it. ![]() As the film “The Hate U Give” takes audiences by storm in movie theaters across the country, viewers discover a jarringly real-world take on the typical coming of age story often explored by feature films. ![]()
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