Clemency Writer-Director Chinonye Chukwu on Making an Understated Film About Capital Punishment
Chinonye Chukwu's Clemency is extraordinary, and for a host of distinct, tangible reasons. There's a shot of Alfre Woodard, as prison warden Bernadine Williams who oversees executions at her facility, that lingers unbroken for over three-and-a-half minutes: A close-up of her face as her soul is practically draining"