Recently, I spent an evening with the human d…

by Thandie Newton

Recently, I spent an evening with the human dynamo that is Lee Daniels. Lee directed the movie Precious, which came to our screens last year. And we are SO LUCKY that it did. A miracle of a movie. The performances are evisceratingly good, the writing pitch perfect, the cinematography like heaven… I wept so hard. I felt like the note from Lee at the end of the picture “for precious girls everywhere” was written directly to me. And I’m sure thousands of other women feel the same. Lee was in London to promote Precious, and I hosted a screening of the movie, inviting as many award voters as my address book held! It should win a truckload of awards. Although its success is in no way dependent on that … its success is in how it will inform, influence, heal and help generations of people. Sometimes I bemoan the fact that the powerful medium of film doesn’t do enough to educate and inform; to change the world. But Precious does just that. (Photo by Getty Images)

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2 Comments

  1. Terri Baker
    Posted March 5, 2010 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    I applaud Pepsi for choosing Thandie. Beautiful, talented, educated…she definitely deserves the recognition.

    I have yet to see Precious (which I plan to buy on DVD), but am grateful to Thandie for sharing her own feelings about the film.

  2. Jennifer Jackson
    Posted March 25, 2011 at 5:49 pm | Permalink

    Hi Thandie:
    Precious was very informative and O’ so real. Next time you see or speak to Lee Daniels say Hi for me and I’m saying it with a sad face, he’ll know why. Infact let me not frown, maybe he never received my letters and a copy of my book, THE STREETS, MY CRADLE. My website is; http://www.streetgospelpathofhealingandlight.com.

    Former Employee of his during that time, which was back in the 80’s, I had the opportunity to do something other than getting loaded, suppressing unwanted feelings with drugs and other degrading activities I use to participate in. He was a good Boss… WELL SAY HI AND HUG HIM FOR ME.

    THANKS,

    JENNIFER L. JACKSON

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