Talking of distribution, does the streaming world change the way that your films get watched?I was an early supporter of Netflix. I’ve been criticized for this and I think it’s ridiculous. It doesn’t matter to me as much about the way in which the film is seen. I do not feel precious about it being seen in a theatre. As a woman filmmaker, as a Black filmmaker, as a Black woman filmmaker, the work being seen is the most important to me.Streaming is the reason I had a full room at the public conversation here; because of my work on Netflix. Otherwise, my work would not reach 190 countries around the world. They talked about When They See Us, which is a series that I did about a crime that the government committed against five black and brown boys.What makes you pick your stories?I want to do a mystery, I want to do a romance. I want to do a thriller. I made A Wrinkle in Time. I did two television shows for DC Comics that were based on comic books. Most people know me for social justice, but I’ve done all kinds of things. One of my favourites is a show I made called Home Sweet Home where two families swap houses. So, one family has to eat the other family’s food, go to the other family’s mosque or church, walk the other family’s dog or iguana, whatever the other family does. The families are from different cultures but get to see that they’re more alike than different.What is it like when you are writing a script?I find it really difficult to write. I have a good friend named Ryan Coogler (Black Panther and Creed), and one day I called him up just to check in on him, and his voice was excited. He was writing in a coffee shop and his voice was like he was in heaven. But writing is just very difficult for me. I’m fortunate that I can do it, but my process is a very intricate one called procrastination. I will wait until it has to be done, and I will complain the whole way.What are you working on next?I’m going back to making a documentary. I’m exploring some things about American history that people should know. It’ll be out this time next year.
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