Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of Mother Of George
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Nneka Samuel
The Influence of Paintings
Early on in the film, there’s a scene in which Adenike is given a piece of jewelry to wear that helps with fertility. Darkly lit with hints of blue and silver, the look of the scene was inspired by a Byzantine-era painting of an African ceremony. Dosunmu had seen the painting in a Houston museum and wanted to project that canvas onto the screen. He was also heavily influenced by contemporary painters Chris Ofili and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
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