Interview: Yashaddai Owens on "Jimmy"

Interview: Yashaddai Owens on "Jimmy"

The director discusses turning the inspiration of James Baldwin into a film that could describe both his and the author's creative awakening. The post Yashaddai Owens on a Cultural Giant’s First Steps Towards Making a Footprint in “Jimmy” appeared first on The Moveable Fest.

Jimmy — Yashaddai Owens [Review]

Yashaddai Owens’ debut feature Jimmy, though it follows James Baldwin at a pivotal moment in his life, cannot accurately be called a biopic. Rather, in its depiction of a young Baldwin (Benny O. Arthur) meandering around Paris, Owens’ film is more of a loosely narrative collage or a city symphony with Baldwin at its center. [...] The post Jimmy — Yashaddai Owens [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.