The trailblazing costume designer — the first black person ever nominated for the best costume design Oscar, she now has three such noms to her name (no black woman has more across all categories) — reflects on breaking into her profession when no other black women were getting work, her 14 collaborations with Spike Lee and what it was like costuming a 2018 ... Show More
Jul 23
David Harbour - 'DTF St. Louis'
The Emmy and Tony-nominated character actor reflects on his decades of struggle prior to landing 'Stranger Things,' and the toll that both anonymity and fame took on his mental health; why, for his first post-'Stranger Things' project, he was drawn to producing and starring in an ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2023
How Ruth E. Carter brings Black style to the big screen
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on June 22, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter discusses her new book, “The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther,” dives deep ... Show More
29m 17s
May 2023
RUTH E. CARTER - Costume Designer
<p>SEASON 2 - EPISODE 39 - RUTH E. CARTER - COSTUME DESIGNER</p> <p>Wake up! Today's Team Deakins Podcast forecast: costume designer Ruth E. Carter (MALCOLM X, BLACK PANTHER, LOVE & BASKETBALL). In an insightful conversation, Ruth shares how she integrated 3D printing into the de ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2017
Oscars So Black...At Least, In Documentaries
A filmmaker of color is almost certain to win this year's Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. In fact, for the first time, African-American documentarians made up most of the nominees. We talk with Ava DuVernay, whose movie "13th," made her the first black female director to be n ... Show More
24m 26s
