Aaron Pierre on Enduring the Trauma—and the Triumph—of ‘The Underground Railroad’
BREAKOUT STAR
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Newcomer Aaron Pierre delivers a stunning breakout performance in Barry Jenkins’ new Amazon series. He talks playing a slave running to freedom and finding humanity in Black pain.
There is something about the way Barry Jenkins, who wrote and directed the films Moonlightand If Beale Street Could Talk, frames a close-up. It’s a lingering, somewhat romantic gaze invigorated with a slight change in zoom.
