Best Picture Nominee: Nickel Boys
Best Picture Nominee: Nickel Boys  
Podcast: All Of It
Published On: Mon Feb 17 2025
Description: [REBROADCAST FROM Dec. 12, 2024] The Colson Whitehead novel The Nickel Boys is a brutal story of an abusive reform school in segregated South Florida. Filmmaker RaMell Ross discusses writing and directing the new film adaptation of the novel, "Nickel Boys," which is nominated for 'Best Picture' at this year's Academy Awards,  and shares how his background in documentary filmmaking helped him create a unique take on this novel.