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RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for Two Projects After ‘Nickel Boys': ‘It Has to Be Philanthropic Because It's Not Really a Return'
Ross made his feature narrative debut with Best Picture nominee "Nickel Boys." He's now looking to fund his next work.
‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross seeking $10 million investment for next two projects: “It has to be philanthropic”
Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross knows what his next two projects are, but says he’ll need financial backers who are willing to not recoup their investment.
Oscar-nominee RaMell Ross on ‘Nickel Boys’ and telling stories through a Black lens
RaMell Ross on the Oscar-nominated “Nickel Boys” and why the film's impact matters more to him than trophies. “Nickel Boys” may not have taken home an Oscar last night, but for director Ramell Ross, working on the film was about more than just awards—it was about impact.
‘Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross Looking Ahead to Next Projects | Oscars 2025
Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross and producer Joslyn Barnes chat with THR at the Oscars red carpet and Ross talks about how he plans to lean into his activism at tonight’s ceremony. Plus, he says he’s looking for someone to give $10 million for his next two projects.
'Nickel Boys' is nominated for two Oscars, and its director is a RISD grad
Rhode Island School of Design graduate RaMell Ross’s movie “Nickel Boys” has been nominated for two Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards.
How RaMell Ross shifted from a Georgetown guard to an Oscar-nominated director
Ross will always love basketball. He didn't know that love eventually would pivot to creating award-winning stories through film.
Nickel Boys movie review: Style is the substance in RaMell Ross’s ‘Best Picture’ Oscar nominee
This Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson starrer is a haunting adaptation that rejects traditional storytelling for a visceral experience. RaMell Ross crafts a slow-burn work of art, blending cinematography,
“Nickel Boys” co-writer/director RaMell Ross shares funny award season story
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‘Nickel Boys,’ an Oscar Nominee With a Jarringly Different Point of View
RaMell Ross subverts our gaze, breaking the conventional frame in “Nickel Boys” as he did in his documentary “Hale County ...
RaMell Ross: You ‘Don’t Need a Lot of Money to Make a Film That’s Cinematic and Deserves to Be in Theaters’
Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross told IndieWire at the 2025 Film Indendent Spirit Awards that 'audiences have no idea what ...
Nickel Boys Review: RaMell Ross’ visceral racist reform school-set film is one of the year’s staggering achievements
The Oscar-nominated adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel revitalizes the medium itself, pushing how trauma, memory and history can be represented ...
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Prime Video has just added one of 2025’s very best movies
Prime Video has just added Nickel Boys, the acclaimed historical drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the ...
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'Nickel Boys' is an American masterpiece
Every year at the Oscars, there’s that one film that deserves so much more, a film that’s recognized with a few nominations ...
Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’
The rising star of the Oscar-nominated drama speaks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about the ghosts of America’s past, his exciting ...
Start the week with a film: ‘Nickel Boys’ erases the distance between character and viewer
RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys uses an inventive technique to reveal just how deeply felt racism is. The Oscar-nominated film deploys a first-person approach, in which the experiences of two Black ...
NICKEL BOYS : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Director RaMell Ross’ first-person POV approach offers a fresh approach to this adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ...