E feltthatwewereunderrepresentedinfilmsfromthattime, orfilmsthatdepictthattimeandjustshowingourhumanity.
Youknow, it's alwaysaboutthetraumathatwegothroughthecivilrightsmovement, orifwe'reshowninthepast, it's oftenjustabout, youknow a traumaticornegativeevent, and I justwantedustobeabletoliveashumansandwalkaround.
Youknow, when I lookedatoldphotoalbumsoftheblackfolksinmyfamily, theytell a verydifferentstoryofblacklife.
Youknow, obviouslytheyallsurvived, becauseotherwiseyouand I wouldn't behere, so I wantedto, youknow, I wantedtoreallykindofhighlightourhumanityandjusttellusstorywherewithwherewe, youknow, ourexisting.