Nikatyu Jusu had me at supernatural horror
Like many virtual attendees, I’ve been looking at the Sundance Film Festival schedule and when I saw the image for the Nanny I found it incredibly intriguing. After reading the description and watching Ms. Jusu’s Meet the Artists interview I have added it to my Must See list at Sundance. I look forward to streaming with the lights off, buttered popcorn, and soda. I hope my neighbors don’t worry when I scream and try to save the nanny from the supernatural creature haunting her while trying to destroy her American dream.
I am a major sci-fi/fantasy nerd that likes to dip her toe into horror and Nanny starring Anna Diop (Us, Teen Titans) looks like an interesting horror told through the eyes of a Black woman and mother. Included in the cast are Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Spector (HOMELAND), and Tony® and Emmy® Award-winner Leslie Uggams.
| Aisha (Anna Diop) is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together. Written & Directed By: Nikyatu Jusu Produced By: Nikkia Moulterie, Daniela Taplin Lundberg Starring: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams TRT: 97 minutes ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Writer-director Nikyatu Jusu’s short film Suicide By Sunlight, a TFI/Chanel Through Her Lens grant recipient, premiered at Sundance in 2019. Nanny, her feature debut, was selected for the 2019 IFP Project Forum, the 2020 Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs, and Creative Capital Award, and made the Black List. Jusu is also an assistant professor teaching fiction directing and screenwriting. |
| SUNDANCE SCREENINGS World Premiere: Saturday, January 221:45 PM EST / 11:45 AM MST / 10:45 AM PST3-hour window P&I Screening: Sunday, January 23 10 AM EST / 8 AM MST / 7 AM PST3-hour window Public Screening: Monday, January 2410 AM EST / 8 AM MST / 7 AM PST24-hour window |
Online: https://festival.sundance.org/program/#film-info/61ae09876c1de5d945c814c7
Tickets: https://festival.sundance.org/tickets/#
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