The Strays is a new psychological horror film that just premiered on Netflix. The official IMDb synopsis, written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White, reads: "A cultured black woman's privileged life begins to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint neighborhood."
Although the film has drawn comparisons to 2017's Exodus and 2007's Funny Games since its release, Hammer-White recently revealed that the plot is based on a true story he heard from his mother.
Speaking to the Radio Times about her first feature film, she explained: "[It was] about a woman who refused to have two black children."
“[She] also had two very light-skinned children, almost white, and this woman was biracial. And I was struck by the complexity of what makes someone feel like they have to erase and deny their past? add
During the interview, Hammer-White also spoke about the "really interesting conversation" she had with her mother about generational trauma.
"She's also biracial and she told me about her experiences as a biracial woman, crossing different cultures and classes, and sometimes being perceived as almost white, and how people treated her."
"And then there's the odd mistake and then there's a microaggression or something that's really really offensive or really emotional," he continued.
The 40-year-old also revealed that he heard the true story for the first time later that year while watching Get Out. He participated in the BFI Network (a program that supports new and emerging filmmakers) as part of the London Film Festival. and he remembers being repeatedly asked what his first feature film should be.
"I kind of came out of that experience thinking that there had to be something personal about exploring racing in a very complex way," he explained before concluding, "but there's also a genre element that makes it more versatile." . "the final". ."
The Strays is streaming on Netflix.
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