How Nanny tapped Western African folktales, South Korean cinema, and the director's mother to create a fresh horror thriller
To draw a psychological portrait grounded in memories of her real-life immigrant mother, Jusu turned to horror and genre filmmaking elements. As she reveals to, she also drew on Western African folktales and mystical creatures to craft this unique narrative’s stunning visuals.
ven now, as we’re navigating climate disaster and flooding is rampant in different countries that are ironically disproportionately not contributing to climate disaster, but are disproportionately affected by it. Water is powerful. It’s a source of destruction. A source of birth and rebirth. There’s another quote that says, “Never turn your back on a body of water” because of that power. That destruction can rip everything apart in a matter of seconds.
?” Why are you not financing my original stories? This is what I’m navigating now. Luckily, my other original story. I’m also in contention for remakes which are inherently par for the course. This industry does not like to take too many chances with new material, especially from historically marginalized filmmakers like myself. It’s a risk-averse industry.
AVC: This story is tragic yet there’s a hopeful note that shines throughout. Can you talk about why it was important to show that?I’m glad that you got that because my intention is for it to be imbued with hope. Even [when] there’s a lot of darkness in it. Some people didn’t get that and I think that people who often didn’t catch the hopefulness see the world in a way that is very black or white. They have trouble with a gray area in between.
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