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"While fleshing out the characters' backstories [in The Photograph], [Stella] Meghie decided to write what she knew. She decided her leads would be young professionals in the middle- to upper-middle-class range (a rarity for Black characters on screen) to reflect her own experience growing up in Canada. 'I grew up with a pool in the suburbs, so I guess it reflects my upbringing and what I know,' she said. 'I just think there's not enough Black films, so it starts to feel like [life is] just one way because just one kind of movie is getting greenlit. And so it's important to show all aspects of life, even if it's aspirational.'"
-- Sonaiya Kelley

Source:
Kelley, Sonaiya. "Give the world more romance: The 'Photograph' team hopes to set an example." Interview with Stella Meghie, Lakeith Stanfield, Issa Rae. Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2020.