Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

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The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

But out of limitations comes creativity.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how...

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

I'm always moving forward.

I'm always moving forward.

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without...

But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without...

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it...

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it...

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...