Melina Matsoukas’s Unflinching Eye
The director has collaborated with artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Issa Rae. Now she is set to premiere her debut feature film—a romance set against a backdrop of police violence.
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Adrienne Green is a former managing editor at The Atlantic.
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