IndieWire Honors Video: Amandla Stenberg Only Used to Be Offered Roles Like ‘Daughter of Drug Dealer’ and ‘Hood Girl No. 2’ — That’s Changed
“The Hate U Give” was a turning point for the gifted young actress.
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George Tillman Jr. on Amandla Stenberg: ‘Her Wholehearted Focus and Surrender to the Character’ Inspires — IndieWire Honors
The actress’ “The Hate U Give” director pays tribute to this year’s Breakthrough Performance Award winner, and looks to a “bright future” for the star.
Amandla Stenberg Isn’t Just Looking for ‘Multidimensional Black Characters’ to Play, She’s Creating Them — IndieWire Honors
This year’s IndieWire Honors honoree for Breakthrough Performance has chosen her roles carefully, but none of them have been as close to her heart as “The Hate U Give.”
‘The Hate U Give’: How the Emotional #BlackLivesMatter Drama Brought Its Cast Together
The story of a teenager’s burgeoning activism is making waves around the country — but for the cast, the revelations began much earlier.
Amandla Stenberg Remembers ‘The Hate U Give’ Screenwriter Audrey Wells as ‘Selfless’ in Her Artistry
Wells died of cancer the day before her final film arrived in theaters.
‘The Hate U Give’: Visualizing How Amandla Stenberg’s Starr Is Trapped Between Two Worlds
Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. devised different color palettes and camera movement, but also reshot scenes when Kian Lawley was replaced by K.J. Apa after making racial slurs.
‘Where Hands Touch’ Filmmaker Amma Asante Responds to Claims Her WWII Drama ‘Romanticizes Nazism’ — TIFF
Seven months after a first-look photo of the film stirred up controversy online, it’s finally making its debut. Asante tells IndieWire what she learned from the backlash, and what she hopes people will take away from the finished film.
‘The Hate U Give’ Review: Amandla Stenberg Lives in Two Worlds, and Shines In Both of Them — TIFF
The actress dazzles in George Tillman, Jr.’s entertaining and smart adaptation of Angie Thomas’ popular novel inspired by the murder of Oscar Grant.
Amandla Stenberg Wants Quentin Tarantino to Make ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ Because Her Dream Role Is Vernita Green’s Daughter
“The Hate U Give” actress wants to go head to head with Uma Thurman’s Beatrix Kiddo.
‘The Darkest Minds’ Review: Amandla Stenberg Shines In the Kind of YA Film They Don’t Make Anymore (For Good Reason)
“The Hunger Games” breakout is the best part of a film that went out of fashion before cameras even started rolling.
‘The Hate U Give’ Trailer: A Teenager Witnesses a Police Shooting in Black Lives Matter–Inspired Drama — Watch
Amandla Stenberg stars in the adaptation of the bestselling novel.
‘The Darkest Minds’ Trailer: Amandla Stenberg Finally Gets a Dystopian YA Series All Her Own — Watch
Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA novel just might jumpstart box office interest in a flagging genre.
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