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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Speaks Out on 'Nickel Boys' and Queer Erasure in Hollywood
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- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars in 'Nickel Boys', based on a novel by Colson Whitehead.
- Ellis-Taylor stresses the importance of addressing queer erasure in 'The Color Purple'.
- The actress highlights the need for more queer representation by queer actors.
- Ellis-Taylor criticizes the lack of accolades for Ava DuVernay's film 'Origin'.
- She is writing a film about Rosetta Tharpe, a pioneering queer musician.
- Her advocacy includes removing Confederate symbols from the Mississippi flag.
- Ellis-Taylor discusses the burden on Black filmmakers for creating hope narratives.
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