![]() ![]() Though she initially worried that allowing her work to be adapted to film would reinforce negative stereotypes about the black community, Sapphire says that times have changed in the 13 years since her book was written. I thought, 'This is someone who will not back up from the material and will present something true and vital to the public.'" "But because he had gone over the edge with his own work. ![]() "I just knew this was the person who could do this, although none of his films dealt with the issues in the book," she says. But then she saw Daniels' films Monster's Ball and Shadow Boxer and reconsidered: But she turned them all down - including an offer from director Lee Daniels. She's locked out by her class, and she's locked out by her color.Īlmost as soon as the book was published, Sapphire received proposals to turn it into a film. She's locked out by her physical appearance. I wanted to show that this girl is locked out by literacy. ![]()
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