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flag Film "Nickel Boys" nominated for Academy Awards, shines light on 1960s Florida reform school abuse.

flag RaMell Ross' film "Nickel Boys" is nominated for Academy Awards for best adapted screenplay and best picture. flag Based on Colson Whitehead's novel, it tells the story of two Black teenagers surviving a brutal Florida reform school in the 1960s. flag Ross uses body-mounted cameras and unbroken takes, giving viewers an immersive, first-person experience of the characters' perspectives. flag The film, set in the real-life Dozier School for Boys, highlights themes of survival and systemic racism. flag Ross' innovative filmmaking technique, called "liberated documentation," aims to present a subjective and personal view of the story, challenging traditional documentary styles.

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