00:00It feels like this weird kind of black male rite of passage that you only experience
00:07and you're just kind of having to and the more you respect yourself the more problematic you are.
00:19What a beautiful display of black love. So important. Why was it important for you?
00:24You know what it is? When I first watched the film, I looked at it and I was like, wow I've never seen this before.
00:30Like two dark skinned people just being in love and kissing and figuring themselves out.
00:36And I was like, oh this reminds me of my aunties and my uncles. I saw that as a kid in life.
00:41I never saw that in a mainstream cinema. I was just kind of, even though I knew it was coming,
00:46it kind of still jarred me how new it felt. And to be a part of something like that is,
00:53I feel really, I feel really special.
00:55Yes.
00:55And it was. It was beautiful. Like the little moments that you guys shared were really amazing
01:01and their dialogue is something that really stuck with me. Especially the idea of legacy and immortality.
01:07Do you think about that for yourself? And has it shaped the way you think about what you're leaving behind?
01:13I think as an actor, it's impossible to not think about this concept of immortality.
01:19And as an artist in general, like, you know, because we're creating things that we hope to be our legacy
01:25in a way in the world. And what's so interesting and beautiful about this film, these are two regular
01:30people talking about, it's not just about being someone who's in the public eye or, or someone who's
01:36pursuing vanity. You know, your legacy is also just about the mark that you leave on the people that
01:42you love, essentially. You know what I mean? That's why, as long as your family knows who you are,
01:47that's what matters. And those themes. And so, you know, I think I've definitely thought about that.
01:53And it's, it's, it's definitely like something that, and especially after doing this film, that I've
01:59took away from that, where it's like, you know, what have I made people feel just in my life?
02:05You know, and that is my legacy. By you guys both being non-American, and that's something that
02:10is very apparent in American culture, the tension between black people and police.
02:14Can you talk about your experiences with law enforcement or with police that you've ever,
02:19like, had that were negative, that stuck with you? I don't know. I mean, you know, I first got
02:24stopped at like 13. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's been consistent from where I'm from.
02:29That's how I got my fake name, because I'll give them that. You know what I'm saying? It's like,
02:33it's this weird kind of black male rite of passage that you only experience. And you're just kind of
02:41having to, and the more you respect yourself, the more problematic you are. And so I think that's
02:48where it kind of, that's the trajectory, it happened and kind of the tipping point is like,
02:53I got into real trouble because I respected myself. And I demand human, basic human rights.
03:00And so I think, yeah, that's, and that's what this film navigates, because the tipping point of it
03:06is him saying, it's cold. Like, just, it's like, that's some basic human rights. Because, yo, it's cold
03:14for me, it's cold for you, because it's getting our cars and go home. And the fact that that triggered
03:24maybe a challenge to authority, speaks a lot about, about the tensions between, between how we're perceived.
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