Quote:
"After her debut Canadian feature, Jean of the Joneses [...] [Stella Meghie] was approached to direct an adaptation of the YA novel Everything, Everything for Warner Brothers. In 2018, Meghie earned the (saddening) accolade of becoming the only Black woman that year to direct a widely released, studio-backed film. Starring actor and activist Amandla Stenberg, it grossed US$61.5-million against a US$10-million budget."
-- Chandler Levack

Source:
Levack, Chandler. "Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie keeps levelling up her career: The director delves deep into her strong authorial voice in her new feature film, The Photograph." Interview with Stella Meghie. Globe and Mail, February 13, 2020.