14. "came here to say Jonathan Demme" In response to Reply # 3
Ted's uncle.
I once asked Jonathan Demme about his casting choices vis a vis race and he looked at me and kinda blinked like the answer should be obvious and said he casts films to reflect the world he actually sees, which is diverse and beautiful. His crews tend to be fairly diverse as well. He seems like a genuinely good dude.
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
20. "not saying you're wrong" In response to Reply # 12
but sticking to him saying directors
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
18. "J.J. Abrams" In response to Reply # 0 Mon Jan-05-15 03:21 PM by aScribe
Ever since I became aware of him circa LOST, I believe he's even gone on record stating it's vital and important to feature diverse casts. Examples include the recent Star Trek and upcoming Star Wars film reboots. His TV examples (directing/producing) include LOST, Undercovers (w/two PoC leads, Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Revolution, Person of Interest, and Almost Human.
EDIT: Though to be true to the OP, I suppose it also depends on whether one considers Abrams a "great" director.
26. "Plus Passion Fish, City of Hope, Lone Star, Men With Guns, etc." In response to Reply # 24
Joe Morton is/was a frequent collaborator, and he's never been shy about doing stories that centered around African Americans or Latinos/Central Americans.
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