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>>> WE
>>> WE HAVE COME TO SEE THE PROPHET JOSEPH.
PROPHET JOSEPH. WE TRIED TO GET ON THE BOAT BUT
THEY DID NOT BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT WE WERE NOT WHITE.
>> YOU ARE WATCHING THE SCENE
FROM THE MOVIE JANE AND EMMA,
THE TRUE STORY OF THE
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JANE NAMING
AND EMMA SMITH.
HERE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
MOVIE WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED?
>> I STARTED THE FILM BECAUSE I
FELT REALLY STRONG THAT WOMEN
STORIES NEEDED TO BE TOLD.
THERE JUST NEEDS TO BE MORE
STORIES ABOUT WOMEN BY WOMEN
FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
THESE TWO WOMEN ARE INCREDIBLE
WOMEN OF FAITH.
THEY ARE STRONG CHARACTERS AND
TO BE ABLE TO TELL A STORY THAT
CAPTURES SO MUCH IMPORTANT
TRUTH, THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> THIS IS BASED ON A TRUE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO, YOU
KNOW, HAVE THAT PRESSURE OF,
OKAY, I HAVE TO BE ACCURATE
HERE IN TELLING THE STORY, TOO.
>> WELL, IT IS TRICKY, BECAUSE
IT'S -- FIRST AND FOREMOST, A
FILM.
FILM.
FILM. >>
FILM. >> SO IT'S DRAMATIC.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NARRATIVE
ARC SO PEOPLE WILL BE ENGAGED
AND WATCHING IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF HISTORICAL
TRUTHS.
TRUTHS.
TRUTHS. WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.
MY WRITERS AND DIRECTORS, WE
PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO FINDING
OUT HISTORICAL TRUTHS.
IF YOU KNOW HISTORY AND YOU ARE
A HISTORY BUFF AND YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU
WILL SEE IT ALL THROUGHOUT THE
FILM.
FILM.
FILM. WE
FILM. WE ALSO WANTED TO TELL A POETIC
TRUTH, REALLY, ABOUT A
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. REALLY ABOUT A FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN THESE TWO WOMEN.
AND SO, WHILE TELLING THAT
STORY AND MAKING IT COMPELLING,
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP
ACCURATE TO HISTORY, BECAUSE
THESE WOMEN ARE REALLY
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. JUST ICONIC WOMEN.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT BUT
ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK SOME --
WE IMAGINED.
WE IMAGINED. WE IMAGINED WHAT THE NIGHT --
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE BASIC OF
THAT NIGHT IN THE STORY THAT
YOU ARE TELLING.
>> SO, JANE MANNING, SHE IS
FRIENDS WITH EMMA SMITH.
EMMA SMITH IS THE WIFE OF THE
PROPHET OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AND
HE IS MURDERED.
JANE COMES TO BE WITH EMMA.
THE FILM TAKES PLACE THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
THE NIGHT. THE STAKES ARE HIGH FOR BOTH OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. BOTH HAVE LOST SOMETHING
BECAUSE AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN
WOMAN, JANE WANTED TO RECEIVE
EQUAL BLESSINGS AS ALL THE
WHITE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH BUT
SHE WASN'T.
SHE WASN'T. HE WAS OFFERING THAT TO HER.
BY HIM DYING, THOSE THINGS DIED
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. SO WE DEAL WITH RACIAL ISSUES.
WE DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW --
>> FAITH.
>> FAITH.
>> FAITH. >> FAITH.
>> FAITH.
>> FAITH. >> JEFF DER ISSUES.
A LOT OF THAT THEY BOTH DEAL
WITH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND IT
GETS REALLY INTENSE AND THEY
ARE BOTH ABLE TO BE THERE FOR
EACH OTHER AND HELP THEM
SURVIVE IT.
SURVIVE IT. >> WHAT ABOUT THE CAST?
BECAUSE-- THEY ARE GREAT.
>> THEY ARE AMAZING.
WE WERE SO FORTUNATE TO GET
SUCH A GREAT CAST.
DANIELLE WHO PLAYS JANE IS FROM
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. AND EMILY -- EMMA AND JOSEPH,
ARE FROM OUT OF L.A.
WE GOT SO LUCKY TO FIND PEOPLE
WHO WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
ACTUAL HISTORICAL CHARACTERS,
AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. FOR JANE, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT
LESS TO WORK WORKS HISTORICALLY
SO WE HAD MORE FREEDOM.
WHEN DANIELLE AUDITIONED, I
REMEMBER WRITING DOWN -- SHE
GAVE A KILLER AUDITION.
>> WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE PEOPLE
WHO GO TO SEE THE FILM, WHAT DO
YOU HOPE THEY TAKE AWAY FROM
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> I
IT? >> I HOPE THAT THIS FILM MEANS
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO SO
MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I THINK IT RESONATES ON SO MANY
LEVELS.
LEVELS.
LEVELS. SO MANY THINGS TO TAKE AWAY
FROM THIS MOVIE ABOUT THE
RELATIONSHIPS.
RELATIONSHIPS. WE AS A COMMUNITY, IF WE ARE
ABLE TO LOVE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DIFFERENT FROM US AND EMPATHIZE
AND WALK IN SOMEONE ELSE'S
SHOES, THAT WOULD BE --
>> AND THAT'S FOR ALL OF US?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CAN MEET THE DIRECTOR
TONIGHT -- ACTUALLY IT'S
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. I WILL SHOW I RIGHT HERE.
TOMORROW AT -- LET ME GO
THROUGH THIS AGAIN.
YOU CAN MEET THE DIRECTOR
TONIGHT, AT HARKINS AT
SUPERSTITION SPRINGS.
SUPERSTITION SPRINGS. AND TOMORROW, 2:15 OR 6:45 P.M.