Sanaa Lathan, known for her romantic lead roles, says playing a single mother with mental health issues in “Young. Wild. Free.” allowed her to “step outside of my comfort zone.” Director Thembi Banks says she wanted to create a film in the YA genre that centered around Black and Brown young people because she didn’t see many films like that growing up. (July 19) (AP interview and production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
Sanaa Lathan explored outside of her ‘comfort zone’ for new film, ‘Young. Wild. Free.’
Sanaa Lathan, known for her romantic lead roles, says playing a single mother with mental health issues in “Young. Wild. Free.” allowed her to “step outside of my comfort zone.” Director Thembi Banks says she wanted to create a film in the YA genre that centered around Black and Brown young people because she didn’t see many films like that growing up. (July 19) (AP interview and production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)