Rebecca Hall says directing ‘Passing’ helped ‘unlock’ Black family historyPosted in Articles, Arts, Biography, Media Archive, Passing, United States, Women on 2022-02-02 23:25Z by Steven |
Rebecca Hall says directing ‘Passing’ helped ‘unlock’ Black family history
theGrio
2021-11-10
Mariel Turner, Senior Editor
“It really gave me an access point into the history of my family that otherwise would have remained hidden,” the first-time director says
Writing and directing Passing has given Rebecca Hall a host of things: critical acclaim, first-time directing experience and award season buzz. One thing she didn’t expect, however, is the deep dive into her family’s own history that the film spurred.
The 39-year-old actress-director told theGrio exclusively that reading the 1929 novel on which Passing is based, and directing the film itself, helped her to uncover her own family’s history of passing and white assimilation. Hall, the daughter of Detroit opera singer Maria Ewing and Royal Shakespeare Company founder Peter Hall, confirmed that her grandfather was Black and white-passing…
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