The riot isn`t seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.
The production team`s first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration.
The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman`s body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.
The riot isn`t seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.
