{"id":6152,"date":"2017-04-07T22:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T22:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2023-05-19T05:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:50:37","slug":"world-meet-joi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/world-meet-joi\/","title":{"rendered":"Why &#8216;Moonlight&#8217; is a More Important Movie Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are SO MANY reasons to love Moonlight, but the cherry on the sundae is that Joi McMillion, the film\u2019s editor, was the first black woman ever to be nominated for an editing Oscar. It\u2019s alarming that she is a first, but it\u2019s also exciting because Joi totally deserves the recognition.<br \/>\n\u2800\u2800<br \/>\nIn an interview with Lenny Letter (which we all should be subscribed to by the way),<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> Joi talks about how a movie about the life of a gay black male can resonate so deeply with people of every gender and color.<br \/>\n\u2800\u2800<br \/>\n\u201cThey&#8217;re like, \u2018This movie, I&#8217;m still thinking about it,\u2019 and it&#8217;s because these moments we experience in life, they unite us. Yes, the cast is all black, and yes, it&#8217;s all set in Liberty City, Miami, but Moonlight is an American film. It was definitely presented in a way where, like, I&#8217;m telling you this story, but I&#8217;m not trying to alienate you. I&#8217;m trying to include you.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2800\u2800<br \/>\nThis, we love. Love love love. Love. Inclusion y\u2019all \u2013 it\u2019s the ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[HT Lenny Letter]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moonlight?src=hash\">#Moonlight<\/a> editor Joi McMillon quietly made history at the Oscars<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2uKGj7HHe\">https:\/\/t.co\/z2uKGj7HHe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qDpdVsI99\">pic.twitter.com\/2qDpdVsI99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vibe Magazine (@VibeMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VibeMagazine\/status\/836965506661801986\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rise up!<\/strong> Hit share, because she deserves the recognition.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are SO MANY reasons to love Moonlight, but the cherry on the sundae is that Joi McMillion, the film\u2019s editor, was the first black woman ever to be nominated for an editing Oscar. 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