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“Music is a central part of this film [..]. In the film itself Nicole performs five songs or five fragments of songs and the process of developing those was really wonderful for me. I’ve never used music so centrally in a film and part of the audition of course, was to have actresses come in and work with some of the scenes but also sing something.  I was a little apprehensive, because I didn’t know if Nicole could sing. I’d seen her in American Violet and I was very excited about her coming to audition. And then when she came in and sang it was clear, like ‘okay we’re done’. She’s not only an incredible performer, she’s also an amazing singer.” - Stefan Schaefer

Nicole Beharie