1 00:00:03,421 --> 00:00:04,881 With Black Panther, 2 00:00:04,881 --> 00:00:07,341 we've never seen a world like this, 3 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:11,345 populated with so many different faces and colors. 4 00:00:12,722 --> 00:00:16,809 Women who look like me in their resplendent glory 5 00:00:16,809 --> 00:00:19,353 were few and far between, 6 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:22,940 and had never been quite realized or seen before. 7 00:00:23,941 --> 00:00:25,777 I fell in love with this story, 8 00:00:26,486 --> 00:00:29,614 almost as if I'm on the outside looking in. 9 00:00:30,406 --> 00:00:31,407 Shuri. 10 00:00:31,407 --> 00:00:33,159 As a little girl, 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,995 as an audience member, as a woman of color... 12 00:00:37,163 --> 00:00:40,583 ...enamored with cinema and characters 13 00:00:40,583 --> 00:00:43,419 and how they can inspire onscreen. 14 00:00:43,419 --> 00:00:44,754 It is your time. 15 00:00:44,754 --> 00:00:47,381 And Black Panther is that story 16 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:51,052 that truly has transported audiences. 17 00:00:51,052 --> 00:00:54,388 - T'CHALLA: Wakanda forever! Wakanda forever! 18 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:56,766 I'm unstoppable 19 00:00:57,183 --> 00:01:00,144 I'm a Porsche with no brakes 20 00:01:00,144 --> 00:01:02,230 I'm invincible 21 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:05,650 Yeah, I win every single game 22 00:01:05,650 --> 00:01:08,236 I'm so powerful 23 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:11,197 I don't need batteries to play 24 00:01:11,197 --> 00:01:13,825 I'm so confident 25 00:01:13,825 --> 00:01:17,120 Yeah, I'm unstoppable today 26 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:22,750 Unstoppable today Unstoppable today 27 00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:27,839 Unstoppable today I'm unstoppable today 28 00:01:32,802 --> 00:01:34,554 We are home. 29 00:01:38,182 --> 00:01:41,227 LUPITA NYONG'O: The representation of women in Black Panther... 30 00:01:42,311 --> 00:01:45,439 {\an8}...is plentiful and varied. 31 00:01:46,315 --> 00:01:50,069 And I think those things are incredibly vital. 32 00:01:50,528 --> 00:01:53,781 We don't see enough of that in cinema. 33 00:01:53,781 --> 00:01:55,616 You are not fit to be a king! 34 00:01:58,202 --> 00:02:00,872 {\an8}The idea of being a woman in charge of things... 35 00:02:00,872 --> 00:02:04,917 {\an8}It's embedded in the very DNA of how this story was built from the beginning... 36 00:02:04,917 --> 00:02:06,544 Don't touch anything. 37 00:02:07,086 --> 00:02:08,921 ...that these women were that powerful. 38 00:02:08,921 --> 00:02:11,507 Take her to the River Province to prepare her for the ceremony. 39 00:02:11,507 --> 00:02:12,592 Yes, General. 40 00:02:13,426 --> 00:02:17,722 NYONG'O: We were very much the backbone of the male superhero. 41 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:22,894 A very capable group of women who support him in very different ways. 42 00:02:23,686 --> 00:02:25,229 {\an8}His sister, his mother, 43 00:02:25,229 --> 00:02:27,064 {\an8}his lover, his general. 44 00:02:28,357 --> 00:02:31,736 {\an8}Typically, there's not a lot of strong female characters in cinema. 45 00:02:31,736 --> 00:02:35,323 {\an8}And then, if you then think about Black female characters, boy. 46 00:02:35,323 --> 00:02:36,866 That is a very shallow pool. 47 00:02:38,910 --> 00:02:41,829 But heroes get to be whoever we define them to be. 48 00:02:47,752 --> 00:02:49,170 Black Panther was a very 49 00:02:49,170 --> 00:02:52,131 {\an8}female-driven, you know, feature, which was amazing. 50 00:02:54,217 --> 00:02:55,635 And we wanted to make sure 51 00:02:55,635 --> 00:02:59,347 that the female superheroes stand next to the men 52 00:02:59,347 --> 00:03:01,474 and they're equally badass. 53 00:03:04,268 --> 00:03:07,188 This is empowering for so many people 54 00:03:08,064 --> 00:03:09,774 {\an8}to see on a huge screen 55 00:03:09,774 --> 00:03:13,444 {\an8}Black women who are really powerful. 56 00:03:15,696 --> 00:03:19,742 {\an8}Women are beacons of strength. 57 00:03:19,742 --> 00:03:24,872 {\an8}When you see yourself represented in all your power, 58 00:03:25,831 --> 00:03:28,834 you're reassured that we're okay in the world. 59 00:03:30,670 --> 00:03:32,755 Women, Black women, 60 00:03:32,755 --> 00:03:34,840 can be represented in so many different ways. 61 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,717 - Hold tight! 62 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:39,136 We can take on many different roles very powerfully. 63 00:03:47,687 --> 00:03:48,813 And action! 64 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,280 NYONG'O: It was all of us coming together 65 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,074 to represent powerful women. 66 00:04:00,074 --> 00:04:02,868 For centuries, we have kept our people safe. 67 00:04:03,494 --> 00:04:06,622 And doing it with such ownership and such passion. 68 00:04:06,622 --> 00:04:08,749 Set. Action. 69 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:12,044 We're so excited to work with one another, 70 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:17,008 {\an8}and I think it's something about the strength of these women. 71 00:04:18,175 --> 00:04:21,095 When I go to work, it's my normal 72 00:04:21,095 --> 00:04:23,222 that I have all these female colleagues. 73 00:04:23,222 --> 00:04:26,642 {\an8}And we learn from each other, we see each other, 74 00:04:26,642 --> 00:04:30,229 {\an8}and we have the feeling that we are represented. 75 00:04:30,813 --> 00:04:32,898 And together, we are great 76 00:04:32,898 --> 00:04:36,694 because we know what our strengths are, and we support each other. 77 00:04:46,912 --> 00:04:51,167 {\an8}In Black Panther, there wasn't just one superhero. 78 00:04:52,251 --> 00:04:54,920 The Dora Milaje is a tribe of them. 79 00:04:57,131 --> 00:05:01,177 {\an8}The Dora Milaje is an all-female guard and warrior unit. 80 00:05:01,177 --> 00:05:03,679 {\an8}You know, they're kind of like, um, the Secret Service, 81 00:05:03,679 --> 00:05:05,097 {\an8}if you crossed them with Navy SEALs. 82 00:05:05,097 --> 00:05:07,141 - Come on! 83 00:05:07,141 --> 00:05:08,893 To have the Dora Milaje 84 00:05:08,893 --> 00:05:12,271 as a representation of the army for Wakanda, 85 00:05:13,189 --> 00:05:16,192 as the protector of the Queen and King, 86 00:05:16,192 --> 00:05:18,444 that says so much. 87 00:05:18,444 --> 00:05:20,780 Regardless of what gender you are, 88 00:05:20,780 --> 00:05:22,114 you can do anything. 89 00:05:24,075 --> 00:05:27,078 The Dora, they're just so gorgeous and powerful. 90 00:05:27,787 --> 00:05:29,830 {\an8}They look amazing on camera 91 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:32,333 {\an8}when they're together and when they're all doing their moves. 92 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:38,381 {\an8}The idea of stepping into a role like the Dora Milaje, 93 00:05:38,381 --> 00:05:41,008 with these women being the rescuers, 94 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:44,428 that, of course, was palpably appealing. 95 00:05:46,347 --> 00:05:48,182 NYONG'O: In the comic book, 96 00:05:48,182 --> 00:05:50,726 the role of the Dora Milaje is quite akin 97 00:05:50,726 --> 00:05:54,063 to kind of the motif of pimps and hoes, unfortunately. 98 00:05:54,563 --> 00:05:56,065 They're very scantily clothed. 99 00:05:56,065 --> 00:05:57,942 They only speak to their king. 100 00:05:57,942 --> 00:05:59,360 And that was something 101 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,821 that Ryan really wanted to get away from, 102 00:06:01,821 --> 00:06:04,532 and give the Dora Milaje agency. 103 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:07,952 They were not in heels, they were not in bathing suit tops, 104 00:06:07,952 --> 00:06:10,996 and some of the comics do present them in that way. 105 00:06:12,081 --> 00:06:13,916 And so, there's an evolution 106 00:06:13,916 --> 00:06:16,710 of how they are in the comic book 107 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:18,754 and how they've evolved on the screen. 108 00:06:19,755 --> 00:06:21,507 This is how it should be 109 00:06:21,507 --> 00:06:24,009 when you're in an equal society, 110 00:06:24,009 --> 00:06:26,470 {\an8}where the women are equal to the men. 111 00:06:38,482 --> 00:06:41,485 Dora Milaje means "the adorned ones." 112 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:43,612 Okoye is the general 113 00:06:43,612 --> 00:06:47,783 and she's the only Dora Milaje adorned in gold. 114 00:06:47,783 --> 00:06:49,618 The other Dora wear silver. 115 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:53,122 And so, Okoye represents 116 00:06:53,122 --> 00:06:55,791 great power and strength of women, 117 00:06:55,791 --> 00:07:00,171 and the dedication to her country, Wakanda. 118 00:07:13,184 --> 00:07:16,770 Okoye is comfortable with being a leader in a man's world. 119 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:19,482 {\an8}She believes with all her soul 120 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:21,525 {\an8}in this nation, Wakanda, 121 00:07:21,525 --> 00:07:24,695 and would very willingly give her life for it. 122 00:07:25,237 --> 00:07:27,323 Wakanda was not colonized. 123 00:07:27,323 --> 00:07:30,701 It was able to nurture itself and, as a result, 124 00:07:30,701 --> 00:07:34,288 became the most technologically advanced nation on the planet. 125 00:07:34,288 --> 00:07:37,416 So that made it very easy to slip into her skin... 126 00:07:37,416 --> 00:07:39,418 Something's entered the atmosphere. 127 00:07:39,418 --> 00:07:43,339 ...because the idea of protecting that really makes sense to me. 128 00:07:43,839 --> 00:07:45,758 I'm very vigilant about making sure, 129 00:07:45,758 --> 00:07:48,427 I guess, that my life is being led by me. 130 00:07:53,933 --> 00:07:56,185 I was born in a tiny town in Iowa 131 00:07:56,185 --> 00:07:58,479 called Grinnell where my dad was a professor. 132 00:07:58,479 --> 00:07:59,980 My parents, they were academics 133 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:03,776 and they gave me and my siblings all Shona names, 134 00:08:03,776 --> 00:08:06,946 Shona being the language of my nation, Zimbabwe. 135 00:08:08,447 --> 00:08:11,242 Danai means "to love one another," or "to be in love," 136 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:14,411 based on the fact that I was born on Valentine's Day. 137 00:08:16,497 --> 00:08:17,665 I didn't know about this 138 00:08:17,665 --> 00:08:19,625 until my mom sat me down and told me. 139 00:08:20,626 --> 00:08:22,378 I just knew my name to be Dede 140 00:08:22,378 --> 00:08:24,421 because no one could pronounce Danai properly. 141 00:08:25,506 --> 00:08:28,384 And as a kid, you're just looking to fit in as best as possible. 142 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,513 When I was around five or six, we moved to Zimbabwe, 143 00:08:32,513 --> 00:08:35,641 very soon after it had just come out from colonial rule, 144 00:08:36,642 --> 00:08:38,602 and moved from being called "Rhodesia," 145 00:08:38,602 --> 00:08:41,355 after a white man called Cecil John Rhodes, 146 00:08:41,355 --> 00:08:44,316 to being called "Zimbabwe," which means "house of stone." 147 00:08:46,944 --> 00:08:49,446 I was in schooling systems that were not prone to saying 148 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:51,031 a lot of Shona names. 149 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:57,746 When I was in high school, 150 00:08:58,747 --> 00:09:00,541 I went to a place called the Dominican Convent. 151 00:09:00,541 --> 00:09:04,128 It's an all-girls Catholic school founded by German nuns. 152 00:09:06,922 --> 00:09:10,593 And one day, I just went off on a lot of white girls in the class 153 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:13,971 about not saying African names right, 154 00:09:14,972 --> 00:09:17,850 and I started to use my own name as an example. 155 00:09:19,602 --> 00:09:23,397 And rage of the fact that my name was not spoken properly, 156 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,107 even in my own country, 157 00:09:25,649 --> 00:09:26,942 became real. 158 00:09:29,028 --> 00:09:30,696 And I think that really solidified for me 159 00:09:30,696 --> 00:09:34,783 that Danai is the name I needed to be called by. 160 00:09:36,660 --> 00:09:38,245 It's a defining moment. 161 00:09:39,788 --> 00:09:43,751 I am loyal to that throne, no matter who sits upon it! 162 00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:46,211 What are you loyal to? 163 00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:51,050 NYONG'O: Okoye is steeped in her loyalty to the throne. 164 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:53,844 {\an8}She is, like, made of that stuff. 165 00:09:53,844 --> 00:09:56,930 {\an8} All her DNA is about that job. 166 00:09:58,557 --> 00:10:00,225 She's a nationalist. 167 00:10:00,225 --> 00:10:03,604 She believes in the borders of Wakanda, 168 00:10:03,604 --> 00:10:05,814 in them being independent of the world. 169 00:10:06,732 --> 00:10:09,860 And Nakia challenges that ideal. 170 00:10:09,860 --> 00:10:12,863 This man is a foreign intelligence operative. 171 00:10:12,863 --> 00:10:15,532 How do we justify bringing him into our borders? 172 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:16,909 He took a bullet for me. 173 00:10:16,909 --> 00:10:18,786 That was his choice. 174 00:10:18,786 --> 00:10:23,082 But what I love about the relationship between Nakia and Okoye 175 00:10:23,082 --> 00:10:25,292 is that the respect is always felt. 176 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:28,087 These women respect each other 177 00:10:28,087 --> 00:10:31,674 for being very good at their approach, 178 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:33,133 and their goal is the same, 179 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:36,387 which is to protect and prosper their nation and their people. 180 00:10:37,096 --> 00:10:41,600 I am a spy with no army. 181 00:10:47,773 --> 00:10:50,234 Help me overthrow him. 182 00:10:51,527 --> 00:10:54,279 Nakia is a very free spirit, 183 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:57,574 {\an8}doesn't always go by the book. 184 00:10:59,201 --> 00:11:01,662 {\an8}She is skilled like the Doras, 185 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:03,163 but she has something which is great, 186 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,124 because she says, "I want to help everyone." 187 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:06,959 T'Challa, no! 188 00:11:07,501 --> 00:11:08,836 This one's just a boy. 189 00:11:09,795 --> 00:11:11,630 We meet Nakia in action. 190 00:11:12,131 --> 00:11:14,717 Immediately, you're drawn to her, her physicality, 191 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:17,928 {\an8}but it's also the compassion in her eyes. 192 00:11:18,887 --> 00:11:20,889 Traditionally, spies are untrustworthy, 193 00:11:20,889 --> 00:11:22,891 people who look out for their own self-interest, 194 00:11:22,891 --> 00:11:24,893 but she is incredibly altruistic. 195 00:11:24,893 --> 00:11:26,270 Thank you. 196 00:11:26,270 --> 00:11:27,354 Yes. 197 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:30,023 And in some ways, she is the conscience of Wakanda. 198 00:11:31,650 --> 00:11:34,194 I've seen too many in need just to turn a blind eye. 199 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:35,904 I can't be happy here 200 00:11:35,904 --> 00:11:38,449 knowing that there's people out there who have nothing. 201 00:11:39,783 --> 00:11:43,704 Nakia is very much a part of innovation, 202 00:11:43,704 --> 00:11:45,247 a part of how do we change, 203 00:11:45,247 --> 00:11:47,499 how do we modernize, how do we move forward, 204 00:11:47,499 --> 00:11:50,127 how do we break rules that need to be broken? 205 00:11:50,127 --> 00:11:51,545 We could provide aid 206 00:11:51,545 --> 00:11:54,381 and access to technology and refuge to those who need it. 207 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:56,592 Other countries do it. We could do it better. 208 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,180 NYONG'O: Nakia is very passionate, 209 00:12:01,180 --> 00:12:04,433 fiery, empathetic, the lone wolf. 210 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:07,060 She goes on her own path. 211 00:12:07,686 --> 00:12:10,355 She challenges the status-quo, 212 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:13,150 and I love that about her, and I definitely share that. 213 00:12:18,864 --> 00:12:21,492 The child version of Lupita 214 00:12:21,492 --> 00:12:23,994 was very imaginative. 215 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:28,916 Growing up in Kenya, 216 00:12:28,916 --> 00:12:31,668 I played a lot on my own. 217 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:33,837 I liked to climb trees 218 00:12:33,837 --> 00:12:37,174 and I spent a lot of time making up worlds. 219 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:39,635 And I realized 220 00:12:39,635 --> 00:12:43,138 I just enjoyed the worlds I made up more than the real world. 221 00:12:45,557 --> 00:12:47,017 I remember when I was in high school, 222 00:12:47,017 --> 00:12:49,228 there was a rule that we weren't allowed 223 00:12:49,228 --> 00:12:51,480 to dye our hair blond or red. 224 00:12:52,231 --> 00:12:53,690 So I dyed it blue. 225 00:12:57,945 --> 00:13:01,532 So I identify with that spirit in Nakia, 226 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:03,492 the one who asks, 227 00:13:03,492 --> 00:13:06,078 "Okay, why are things the way they are?" 228 00:13:09,873 --> 00:13:11,583 When I was introduced to Wakanda, 229 00:13:11,583 --> 00:13:13,669 I felt immediately protective of it. 230 00:13:17,923 --> 00:13:19,591 Because it's made of dreams. 231 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:29,101 Because Wakanda is the only African nation 232 00:13:29,101 --> 00:13:31,854 that has never had 233 00:13:31,854 --> 00:13:34,356 the imposition of colonialism. 234 00:13:36,942 --> 00:13:39,319 It has been able to self-actualize. 235 00:13:41,196 --> 00:13:44,199 For me, what we've imbued in it 236 00:13:44,199 --> 00:13:46,535 is a nostalgia that never was. 237 00:13:47,995 --> 00:13:52,124 And you see a country that is very forward-thinking, 238 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:57,129 but one that is also very embracing of tradition. 239 00:13:58,964 --> 00:14:01,300 And growing up as an African, 240 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:03,051 I found myself grappling 241 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:06,221 with this idea of tradition and modernity. 242 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:12,686 It's a real dichotomy 243 00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:15,272 that exists on the African continent. 244 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:19,651 There's an old world and then there's an accelerated world 245 00:14:19,651 --> 00:14:21,945 that has almost forgotten, 246 00:14:21,945 --> 00:14:24,281 or is rejecting, that old world. 247 00:14:27,284 --> 00:14:29,161 And in Wakanda, 248 00:14:29,161 --> 00:14:32,873 this tension exists with the Shuri character 249 00:14:32,873 --> 00:14:36,084 who finds herself in that extreme corner of innovation 250 00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:38,670 where she is really questioning 251 00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:41,089 the validity of the traditional ways. 252 00:14:47,471 --> 00:14:49,473 - My King! - Stop it. 253 00:14:49,473 --> 00:14:51,975 This corset is really uncomfortable, 254 00:14:51,975 --> 00:14:55,437 so could we all just wrap it up and go home? 255 00:14:55,437 --> 00:14:56,521 Yes! 256 00:14:56,939 --> 00:14:58,899 With tradition versus innovation, 257 00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:01,777 Shuri very much over-indexes on innovation. 258 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:05,280 But she's very self-assured as a character, 259 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,408 which a lot of women and, and young girls respond to. 260 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,243 Why do you have your toes out in my lab? 261 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,246 I wanted to go old-school for my first day. 262 00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:15,207 I bet the Elders loved that. 263 00:15:18,335 --> 00:15:20,253 {\an8}Shuri is bold in her choices 264 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,756 {\an8}about science and technology 265 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:24,675 {\an8}and creation. 266 00:15:25,342 --> 00:15:27,970 She's always thinking of solutions to help her country. 267 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:30,973 I'm here for the EMP beads. I've developed an update. 268 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:33,016 Update? No, it worked perfectly. 269 00:15:33,016 --> 00:15:36,561 Just because something works doesn't mean that it cannot be improved. 270 00:15:39,064 --> 00:15:42,693 Shuri represents the future in so many ways. 271 00:15:43,402 --> 00:15:45,153 {\an8}She has these hopes and dreams, 272 00:15:45,153 --> 00:15:48,240 {\an8}and she's also out there doing it. 273 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,243 The nanites absorb the kinetic energy 274 00:15:51,243 --> 00:15:53,662 and hold it in place for redistribution. 275 00:15:53,662 --> 00:15:57,958 Shuri has this youthful exuberance about STEM, 276 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:01,336 science, technology, engineering and math, 277 00:16:01,336 --> 00:16:05,507 and how she uses STEM to support the country. 278 00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:08,093 She is intelligent beyond her years. 279 00:16:08,093 --> 00:16:09,594 Look at your suit. 280 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:12,681 You've been taking bullets, charging it up with kinetic energy. 281 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:14,850 Yes, she's strong. 282 00:16:14,850 --> 00:16:16,476 I'm going as fast as I can! 283 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:18,478 Yes, she can be powerful. 284 00:16:21,815 --> 00:16:23,191 Just because of her age, 285 00:16:23,191 --> 00:16:24,901 people can easily underestimate her. 286 00:16:26,194 --> 00:16:28,822 But she has this lack of limitation. 287 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:30,407 There's no ceilings on Shuri. 288 00:16:30,407 --> 00:16:31,783 In its raw form, 289 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:34,786 Vibranium is too dangerous to be transported at that speed. 290 00:16:35,871 --> 00:16:37,998 Shuri's young, but she's gifted 291 00:16:37,998 --> 00:16:42,210 {\an8}and she's passionate about being this science head, this geek. 292 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,380 Shuri's just knocking down all those stereotypes of, like, 293 00:16:45,380 --> 00:16:48,467 oh, if a girl's good at sciences, she's not cool. 294 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:49,676 Strike it. 295 00:16:50,427 --> 00:16:51,803 Not that hard, genius! 296 00:16:54,056 --> 00:16:57,267 {\an8}A lot of the technology that Shuri is responsible for 297 00:16:57,267 --> 00:16:59,561 {\an8}is all about the evolution of tradition 298 00:17:00,187 --> 00:17:03,065 in a way that it is evolved in technology. 299 00:17:03,065 --> 00:17:06,068 The entire suit sits within the teeth of the necklace. 300 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,613 {\an8}Everything comes from Shuri. 301 00:17:11,156 --> 00:17:14,659 When I play Ayo, everything that protects me, 302 00:17:14,659 --> 00:17:17,746 the weapons that I use, the Dora Milaje uniform, 303 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:20,123 all starts in her lab. 304 00:17:29,091 --> 00:17:32,511 The first time that Ayo is introduced 305 00:17:32,511 --> 00:17:34,679 was in Captain America: Civil War. 306 00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:37,724 I remember when the movie came out, and people came and said, 307 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:39,059 "Are you the woman in the movie?" 308 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,978 Move. Or you will be moved. 309 00:17:41,978 --> 00:17:45,982 And I said, like, "Yes," but I didn't really know what it meant. 310 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:47,317 Now it's different. 311 00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:52,322 Florence is amazing. 312 00:17:52,823 --> 00:17:55,117 {\an8}She had gotten a very small part. 313 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:59,871 {\an8}She had so much presence onscreen in just a few lines 314 00:17:59,871 --> 00:18:02,290 that gave us the inspiration 315 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:05,335 to then bring her into a bigger world and a bigger role. 316 00:18:05,335 --> 00:18:06,545 Ayo, the king! 317 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,591 Ayo is someone that, when she grew up... 318 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:15,262 ...wanted to become a Dora Milaje. 319 00:18:16,263 --> 00:18:19,850 You have to make a specific choice to join them. 320 00:18:19,850 --> 00:18:24,396 You don't get born into the sisterhood. You have to work for it. 321 00:18:26,857 --> 00:18:28,150 But growing up myself, 322 00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:31,486 I wasn't used to seeing women protecting men. 323 00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:36,825 And in Wakanda, that is just such a given. 324 00:18:37,659 --> 00:18:39,995 You can become everything that you want to become. 325 00:18:41,413 --> 00:18:44,958 But this is a concept that is very foreign to a lot of people 326 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:47,961 because sometimes, if it's not there, 327 00:18:47,961 --> 00:18:49,337 you can't imagine it. 328 00:18:56,928 --> 00:18:59,222 I was born in Uganda, 329 00:18:59,222 --> 00:19:01,600 but grew up in Germany. 330 00:19:02,893 --> 00:19:06,938 Back then, we didn't have that many Black actresses, 331 00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:09,232 and I noticed after a certain age that 332 00:19:10,108 --> 00:19:14,070 I missed people that I could see on the screen that look like me. 333 00:19:15,739 --> 00:19:18,658 But then I went to the theater and I saw people that looked like me 334 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:20,452 and I thought, like, "That's what I want to do." 335 00:19:23,914 --> 00:19:25,999 So that's the reason why I became a performer. 336 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,089 I studied singing, acting and dancing. 337 00:19:34,090 --> 00:19:37,969 And at some point, I transitioned from dancing, learning martial arts. 338 00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:42,140 My mom taught me from an early age 339 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:45,602 that you have to stay who you are. 340 00:19:45,602 --> 00:19:49,022 It doesn't matter what people try to tell you who you are. 341 00:19:50,023 --> 00:19:52,234 I wouldn't be here, doing what I'm doing now, 342 00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:53,652 if she would have restricted me. 343 00:19:58,281 --> 00:19:59,574 My mom was a nurse... 344 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,620 ...and she worked in the emergency room, 345 00:20:04,955 --> 00:20:06,790 so she had to deal with death a lot. 346 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:11,378 And from an early age on, she would always talk about, 347 00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:13,046 "Today, somebody died at work." 348 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:15,465 And because of that, 349 00:20:15,465 --> 00:20:19,094 it was always normal for us that people go and that's okay. 350 00:20:22,681 --> 00:20:25,183 She taught me, "Instead of focusing 351 00:20:25,183 --> 00:20:27,352 "that the person isn't there anymore, 352 00:20:27,352 --> 00:20:29,980 "focus on what the person has achieved." 353 00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:36,444 And that is something I am so grateful that she taught me 354 00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:40,282 because that is so in me that I don't break. 355 00:20:43,868 --> 00:20:46,955 The minute somebody gives you the freedom to do something 356 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:49,708 and you notice how great you can become, 357 00:20:50,125 --> 00:20:52,460 you want to achieve more, you want to give more. 358 00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:58,591 And this is just like Ayo. 359 00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:02,512 She can put herself aside, doesn't need to be in the foreground, 360 00:21:02,512 --> 00:21:04,347 but when she has to lead a mission, 361 00:21:04,347 --> 00:21:06,516 she's able to go out and get the job done. 362 00:21:08,852 --> 00:21:12,647 Florence's character and the Dora altogether 363 00:21:13,356 --> 00:21:15,108 are a beautiful metaphor 364 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:17,986 for the women behind the scenes on this film. 365 00:21:18,862 --> 00:21:19,904 It was amazing. 366 00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:21,448 I had never been on a set 367 00:21:21,448 --> 00:21:23,491 with more women in positions of power. 368 00:21:29,539 --> 00:21:30,790 Get back in the path 369 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:33,460 like we did earlier this morning for our first shot. 370 00:21:34,627 --> 00:21:37,464 The film is about a lot of female characters 371 00:21:37,464 --> 00:21:39,716 {\an8}and we would not have been doing the film any favors 372 00:21:39,716 --> 00:21:41,634 {\an8}by not opening ourselves up to 373 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:44,220 {\an8}very talented female crew members. 374 00:21:44,220 --> 00:21:46,014 There's no reason for it to be a boy's club, 375 00:21:46,014 --> 00:21:48,183 and I think Black Panther kind of proves that. 376 00:21:48,725 --> 00:21:51,061 The director, Ryan Coogler, always had 377 00:21:51,061 --> 00:21:53,396 this vision of strong women behind the scenes. 378 00:21:54,022 --> 00:21:57,984 We were telling a story for a diverse world of men and women. 379 00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:00,820 And so, in order to do that, we need all those voices at the table. 380 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,782 Remember, no matter what, block off when we call cut. 381 00:22:04,449 --> 00:22:07,410 Ryan's compassion is infectious 382 00:22:07,410 --> 00:22:11,748 {\an8}and we want to rally around him and support his ideas. 383 00:22:11,748 --> 00:22:14,542 {\an8}So, women tend to do that. 384 00:22:15,543 --> 00:22:17,003 {\an8}We're like Ryan's Dora. 385 00:22:17,003 --> 00:22:19,297 {\an8}We're here to protect the vision. 386 00:22:20,382 --> 00:22:24,552 {\an8}It's quite empowering to have a lot of women around you. 387 00:22:24,552 --> 00:22:27,055 There's a sense of nurturing of the story 388 00:22:27,055 --> 00:22:30,517 because we're able to give emotionally in a lot of different ways. 389 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:35,438 And I think that that just enhances what you're seeing onscreen. 390 00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:39,359 Hannah Beachler was kinda like our major workhorse 391 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:40,777 in researching Wakanda. 392 00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:44,697 {\an8}You see it in the architecture and the production design of, of the sets. 393 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:51,121 And action! 394 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:54,499 - Come home, Nakia. - I'm right here. 395 00:22:54,499 --> 00:22:55,792 Stay. 396 00:22:55,792 --> 00:22:59,462 NYONG'O: The first few times I walked onto the set of Black Panther, 397 00:22:59,462 --> 00:23:02,257 {\an8}I just remember getting goosebumps 398 00:23:02,757 --> 00:23:07,345 because it represented what was so beautiful about Africa. 399 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:10,056 Everything just seemed so purposeful. 400 00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:15,770 And I think that kind of detail is what made this movie quite special. 401 00:23:17,605 --> 00:23:20,024 There are times that I'd come on set and I'd be like, 402 00:23:20,024 --> 00:23:22,152 {\an8}"Oh, God. You don't understand. This is gonna be amazing." 403 00:23:22,152 --> 00:23:24,320 {\an8}Like, you just see, like, you know, Hannah's set. 404 00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:30,535 As the production designer, 405 00:23:30,535 --> 00:23:33,746 I wanted to bring a different light to 406 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:36,332 {\an8}what had previously been called the Dark Continent 407 00:23:36,332 --> 00:23:37,750 {\an8}for so many decades. 408 00:23:41,212 --> 00:23:43,256 My father was an architect 409 00:23:43,256 --> 00:23:45,049 and taught me early on 410 00:23:45,049 --> 00:23:47,260 that you really need to understand the land 411 00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:49,179 before you can put a building on it. 412 00:23:51,389 --> 00:23:54,434 So I applied that gem to Wakanda. 413 00:23:57,437 --> 00:23:59,481 We travelled to South Africa 414 00:24:01,065 --> 00:24:02,609 for research. 415 00:24:03,860 --> 00:24:07,697 We were pretty much all over the Sentinel Mountains and Lesotho. 416 00:24:10,283 --> 00:24:12,327 Dug into the geography, 417 00:24:14,871 --> 00:24:16,581 the people, the traditions. 418 00:24:19,542 --> 00:24:21,211 And that's where I became inspired by 419 00:24:21,211 --> 00:24:23,713 an idea of a society that's based in 420 00:24:23,713 --> 00:24:27,717 tradition, community, family and ritual. 421 00:24:31,137 --> 00:24:34,807 I created this 500-page bible, the "Wakandan Bible," as we call it. 422 00:24:39,437 --> 00:24:41,731 It tells us what their timeline is, 423 00:24:41,731 --> 00:24:43,900 from the Bronze Age to the current day, 424 00:24:44,776 --> 00:24:48,821 comparing Wakanda's evolution with the rest of the world. 425 00:24:50,698 --> 00:24:54,369 A map of the country and of their capital, Golden City, 426 00:24:54,911 --> 00:24:57,247 their traditions, religion. 427 00:24:57,247 --> 00:24:59,624 What was their trade? What was their economy? 428 00:24:59,624 --> 00:25:00,708 What do they eat? 429 00:25:01,459 --> 00:25:03,086 What is their language? 430 00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:09,467 Dora Milaje! 431 00:25:13,263 --> 00:25:16,224 {\an8}The language that they speak in Wakanda is Xhosa, 432 00:25:16,224 --> 00:25:18,142 {\an8}which is a language of South Africa. 433 00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:22,897 I was born and raised in Johannesburg, 434 00:25:22,897 --> 00:25:25,149 so this film was really, really important to me. 435 00:25:25,149 --> 00:25:27,527 I basically referred to it as "my soul movie." 436 00:25:29,946 --> 00:25:33,324 My friends in South Africa said, when they started speaking Xhosa, 437 00:25:33,324 --> 00:25:35,285 there were gasps in the theater. 438 00:25:35,285 --> 00:25:37,912 People couldn't believe, like, "Our language is on the screen," 439 00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:41,666 and that meant something to people, to, to, to feel, like, seen that way. 440 00:25:43,751 --> 00:25:45,461 I absolutely worshipped 441 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:48,756 every single one of the female characters in this film, 442 00:25:49,507 --> 00:25:52,885 and I looked at every single scene in Black Panther from the perspective of 443 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:54,846 "Is it being true to them?" 444 00:25:54,846 --> 00:25:56,097 And he goes there. 445 00:25:56,097 --> 00:25:59,434 And so I went to Ryan about the ending scene 446 00:25:59,434 --> 00:26:03,187 where the Dora Milaje are surrounded by the Border Tribe. 447 00:26:03,187 --> 00:26:05,106 As it was originally shot, 448 00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:07,859 the Jabari male warriors come and rescue them. 449 00:26:08,735 --> 00:26:10,111 And I said, "I feel that undercuts 450 00:26:10,111 --> 00:26:12,989 "so much of what we spent the entire film building up." 451 00:26:13,781 --> 00:26:17,243 And he agreed with me and he worked miracles to 452 00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:20,204 create a new character called the female Jabari warrior. 453 00:26:22,206 --> 00:26:24,584 And they went into additional photography, 454 00:26:24,584 --> 00:26:25,877 got a new shot, 455 00:26:25,877 --> 00:26:28,254 and now, the very first person to 456 00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:31,341 power through the force field and save the Dora Milaje 457 00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:35,136 is a female Jabari warrior. 458 00:26:38,181 --> 00:26:40,183 And it served our ladies right. 459 00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:53,029 The Indigenous tribes of Wakanda were inspired by 460 00:26:53,029 --> 00:26:55,865 {\an8}several different real tribes of Africa. 461 00:26:58,493 --> 00:27:00,286 As the costume designer, 462 00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:03,081 I approach my work from 463 00:27:03,081 --> 00:27:06,042 the point of view of responsibility to the culture. 464 00:27:07,585 --> 00:27:10,546 And people need to see that more in film. 465 00:27:13,216 --> 00:27:16,969 {\an8}Ruth is just absolutely bar none brilliant. 466 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:21,099 I know so much more who I am as Ramonda 467 00:27:21,099 --> 00:27:23,851 when I put the costumes on. 468 00:27:23,851 --> 00:27:27,522 The jewelry, the headdress, the embroidery. 469 00:27:28,189 --> 00:27:31,859 Ruth wanted to do it right, so she would talk to people on the continent about 470 00:27:31,859 --> 00:27:33,903 the processes by which they make their clothing... 471 00:27:36,781 --> 00:27:40,118 ...and integrate them into her costumes. 472 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,250 Like the Dora Milaje with their arm rings, 473 00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:49,043 their neck rings that come from 474 00:27:49,043 --> 00:27:51,421 the Ndebele people of South Africa. 475 00:27:53,423 --> 00:27:56,968 The Lesotho blankets that we made into shields. 476 00:27:57,593 --> 00:28:00,513 Those pieces retrained the eye 477 00:28:00,513 --> 00:28:03,474 to a new form of beauty and appreciation. 478 00:28:06,686 --> 00:28:08,062 This movie got to celebrate 479 00:28:08,062 --> 00:28:10,440 a ton of different cultures from across the continent. 480 00:28:11,816 --> 00:28:15,903 The African country and African women are so well represented. 481 00:28:16,446 --> 00:28:18,823 {\an8}They have tattoos and they have scars, 482 00:28:18,823 --> 00:28:21,451 {\an8}and they have lots of hair, braids, 483 00:28:22,118 --> 00:28:23,828 and even have no hair. 484 00:28:27,874 --> 00:28:31,461 For the Dora Milaje, some of us didn't have hair, anyway, 485 00:28:31,461 --> 00:28:34,213 but it was really just this idea that 486 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:37,300 {\an8}"What's your definition of femininity? 'Cause this is mine." 487 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:39,051 {\an8}You know what I mean? And I'm good with this. 488 00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:40,887 Bast willing, this will go quickly 489 00:28:40,887 --> 00:28:44,265 and I can get this ridiculous thing off my head. 490 00:28:44,265 --> 00:28:47,769 The idea of "I don't wanna wear hair on my head. 491 00:28:47,769 --> 00:28:48,978 "This is ridiculous." 492 00:28:52,148 --> 00:28:54,317 I found so much enjoyment in it 493 00:28:55,777 --> 00:28:58,237 and freedom in it, and power in it. 494 00:29:05,453 --> 00:29:08,164 And then we were deciding what tattoo to put on. 495 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:11,793 I had a lot of tattoos on, on my head for about a week. 496 00:29:13,795 --> 00:29:17,131 And then it was like, "Oh, my God. It's her fighter helmet. 497 00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:18,508 "Forget it. This is it." 498 00:29:19,509 --> 00:29:21,511 I want my tattoo. I want my bald head. 499 00:29:25,389 --> 00:29:27,558 It's a strong, bold statement. 500 00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:31,145 {\an8}It's just, it's power and strength in the look. 501 00:29:34,190 --> 00:29:35,399 With this film, 502 00:29:35,399 --> 00:29:38,528 we're able to see women owning their power. 503 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:40,780 Drop your weapon! 504 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,573 {\an8}And I think that's very inspiring. 505 00:29:43,074 --> 00:29:44,951 Wakanda forever! 506 00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:57,129 We're excited because somebody that looks like me is a superhero. 507 00:29:57,630 --> 00:30:01,092 I've never gone to a theater to see a film like this before, 508 00:30:01,092 --> 00:30:03,970 so I just really needed to go all out. 509 00:30:07,348 --> 00:30:10,309 You saw those people in the movie theaters, like, 510 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:11,811 celebrating and dancing. 511 00:30:15,690 --> 00:30:17,984 People saw themselves onscreen. 512 00:30:18,985 --> 00:30:21,904 {\an8}People wanted to rejoice. We were so ready for it. 513 00:30:23,823 --> 00:30:26,075 Hearing about people feeling inspired, 514 00:30:26,075 --> 00:30:29,620 going to the theater and just seeing every single viewing for hours and hours, 515 00:30:29,620 --> 00:30:30,997 it was just so magical. 516 00:30:35,376 --> 00:30:39,422 {\an8}It touched me and made me feel very purposeful as an actor. 517 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:43,384 Seeing what we made was overwhelming 518 00:30:43,384 --> 00:30:45,928 because it connected people. 519 00:30:47,722 --> 00:30:50,516 We are coming from these different places, but we're still one. 520 00:30:52,643 --> 00:30:55,396 Think about how impactful that was, not just for us, 521 00:30:55,396 --> 00:30:59,108 people that belong to our respective communities of color. 522 00:31:00,109 --> 00:31:02,528 {\an8}But even women that don't, 523 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:06,115 {\an8}and never even realized that something like that 524 00:31:06,115 --> 00:31:07,992 {\an8}had never been given to us. 525 00:31:07,992 --> 00:31:09,160 Yay! 526 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:11,662 We were never told that this could be possible. 527 00:31:13,706 --> 00:31:16,000 NYONG'O: Why do we need Black superheroes? 528 00:31:17,335 --> 00:31:18,920 Why not? 529 00:31:19,670 --> 00:31:21,005 I mean, it's a no-brainer. 530 00:31:21,005 --> 00:31:22,882 There's Black people in this world 531 00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:24,926 and there's room in our imaginations 532 00:31:24,926 --> 00:31:26,886 to imagine ourselves as superheroes. 533 00:31:28,304 --> 00:31:31,098 {\an8}We don't even begin to know 534 00:31:31,098 --> 00:31:35,102 {\an8}the level of what these films can do for children. 535 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,659 {\an8}My name is Vianna Robbins and I'm 11 years old. 536 00:31:49,659 --> 00:31:52,954 {\an8}My name's Amel Robbins and I am ten years old. 537 00:31:52,954 --> 00:31:54,246 My name is Darian Robbins. 538 00:31:55,498 --> 00:31:58,292 I'm an environmental project engineer with NASA. 539 00:31:59,043 --> 00:32:02,964 {\an8}Being an engineer myself, I was really impressed with Shuri. 540 00:32:02,964 --> 00:32:04,507 Yes! 541 00:32:04,507 --> 00:32:06,175 When you go into her lab 542 00:32:06,175 --> 00:32:08,761 and seeing all the stuff she's working on. 543 00:32:08,761 --> 00:32:12,139 Just the breadth of her knowledge, I mean, that just blew my mind. 544 00:32:14,558 --> 00:32:17,353 The experience for my family, and particularly my daughters, 545 00:32:17,353 --> 00:32:18,771 with seeing Black Panther, 546 00:32:18,771 --> 00:32:21,232 it was something that they'd never seen before, 547 00:32:21,232 --> 00:32:23,317 you know, powerful representation of, of women onscreen. 548 00:32:24,193 --> 00:32:26,195 What my daughters loved most about the film, 549 00:32:26,195 --> 00:32:28,614 was the women taking control, and being in command, 550 00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:30,616 and just doing adventurous stuff. 551 00:32:30,866 --> 00:32:31,867 Daddy! 552 00:32:33,411 --> 00:32:35,204 - Okay. - Are you sick? 553 00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:38,207 My girls are very adventurous themselves. 554 00:32:39,041 --> 00:32:40,376 They dance, 555 00:32:41,377 --> 00:32:42,837 do tae kwon do. 556 00:32:44,547 --> 00:32:45,756 They ride bikes. 557 00:32:45,756 --> 00:32:47,800 They have a zest for life. 558 00:32:49,593 --> 00:32:50,678 High knees. 559 00:32:51,804 --> 00:32:52,805 Good. 560 00:32:52,805 --> 00:32:57,018 My favorite character from Black Panther is Okoye. 561 00:33:00,062 --> 00:33:05,234 I like how Okoye fights for whoever sits on the throne, 562 00:33:05,234 --> 00:33:06,861 no matter who sits on it. 563 00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:10,990 She's like a warrior whenever, wherever. 564 00:33:12,491 --> 00:33:14,785 And she'll get the job done. 565 00:33:15,786 --> 00:33:18,372 Y'all stick together like the Dora Milaje, right? 566 00:33:20,124 --> 00:33:23,044 You'll come together like a family to protect one another. 567 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:25,546 That makes my heart full. 568 00:33:29,842 --> 00:33:34,889 I like when Shuri's in the lab with the other woman, 569 00:33:34,889 --> 00:33:39,101 working on technology for Wakanda. 570 00:33:43,105 --> 00:33:45,941 My favorite character is Nakia. 571 00:33:48,194 --> 00:33:52,615 I like how she fights for people outside of her country 572 00:33:52,615 --> 00:33:56,285 to help those who are struggling. 573 00:33:59,872 --> 00:34:02,792 I think it's also inspiring to other people 574 00:34:02,792 --> 00:34:04,960 to see women superheroes 575 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:09,048 because they might not believe they can do something. 576 00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:11,884 But they watch Black Panther 577 00:34:11,884 --> 00:34:15,096 and all of a sudden, they believe they can do it. 578 00:34:16,597 --> 00:34:19,350 They start reaching for their goal. 579 00:34:28,984 --> 00:34:33,155 We're living in a time where we're all recognizing 580 00:34:33,155 --> 00:34:36,200 that these stories need to be told about women, 581 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:39,495 a wonderful and rich universe... 582 00:34:41,247 --> 00:34:42,665 ...filled with female heroes. 583 00:34:44,542 --> 00:34:47,336 But there's still a lot of work to do. 584 00:34:48,337 --> 00:34:52,174 Even though people are always saying after the Oscars, 585 00:34:52,174 --> 00:34:54,093 {\an8}"This isn't a game changer." 586 00:34:55,302 --> 00:34:58,264 Ruth Carter is the first African American woman 587 00:34:58,264 --> 00:35:01,100 to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design. 588 00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:04,061 And Hannah Beachler is the first Black woman 589 00:35:04,061 --> 00:35:07,273 to be nominated and win for Best Production Design. 590 00:35:10,109 --> 00:35:12,236 People said, "Oh, you broke the glass ceiling." 591 00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:20,327 But I'm not interested in the glass ceiling. 592 00:35:21,662 --> 00:35:23,664 I'm interested in the brick wall. 593 00:35:25,374 --> 00:35:27,168 Because if I take down the brick wall, 594 00:35:28,002 --> 00:35:29,420 I bring down the building. 595 00:35:36,427 --> 00:35:38,137 So we can redesign it. 596 00:35:41,807 --> 00:35:43,559 And that's the only way to go forward. 597 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,360 {\an8}Black Panther was not just a movie. 598 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:54,445 {\an8}It changed lives. 599 00:35:54,445 --> 00:35:56,697 {\an8}It changed how people thought about themselves. 600 00:35:58,157 --> 00:36:01,160 {\an8}Congresswoman Maxine Waters. 601 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,413 Wakanda forever! 602 00:36:06,540 --> 00:36:08,751 I had no anticipation 603 00:36:08,751 --> 00:36:12,713 of the impact that it would have on people of the diaspora 604 00:36:12,713 --> 00:36:16,926 to just celebrate ourselves and who we are, what our heritage is. 605 00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:27,311 It's important to be able to recognize yourself. 606 00:36:27,311 --> 00:36:28,771 And with this movie, 607 00:36:28,771 --> 00:36:31,357 {\an8}a lot of people could watch it and think, 608 00:36:31,357 --> 00:36:35,110 {\an8}"Wow. People that look like me are presented 609 00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:37,196 "and we can be superheroes, too." 610 00:36:39,949 --> 00:36:42,076 Wakanda forever! 611 00:36:44,286 --> 00:36:45,371 I love it. 612 00:36:45,371 --> 00:36:48,123 {\an8}The evolution that needs to come has to come 613 00:36:48,123 --> 00:36:50,584 {\an8}from the understanding that we have to step into 614 00:36:50,584 --> 00:36:52,378 {\an8}what we haven't seen before 615 00:36:52,378 --> 00:36:54,964 because a lot of the old models are based in exclusion. 616 00:36:56,173 --> 00:36:58,342 And then in Wakanda Forever, 617 00:36:58,342 --> 00:37:01,345 we see the representation of female characters 618 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,432 in so many more different ways. 619 00:37:06,517 --> 00:37:10,562 It's the continuation of the strength of the female warrior. 620 00:37:11,563 --> 00:37:15,693 Her voice is strong and unsilent. 621 00:37:15,693 --> 00:37:20,239 I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world! 622 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,157 {\an8}It's a beautiful thing to see. 623 00:37:25,035 --> 00:37:28,038 NYONG'O: Why are superheroes so popular in this world? 624 00:37:28,956 --> 00:37:31,583 I think it's because they possess 625 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:36,797 powers and perspectives that we aspire to. 626 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:44,096 And everybody deserves to exist in imaginative spaces.