EW sat down with the Jenkins to get some words on theStreet.
I think theres a movie in it, and I think youd be the perfect person to direct it.
Id always been a big fan of James Baldwin, but I hadnt read this book.
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You wrote theBeale Streetscreenplay at the same time you were writing 2016sMoonlight.
Was that connection something you saw immediately when casting them?Yes.
Tish speaks with two voices: Shes a girl, but also a woman at the same time.
We found those two young people, and it just felt like they had this spiritual connection between them.
I think that ultimately the film is hopeful.
