New York-based director Frances Bodomo’s breakout film Boneshaker tells the story of a young girl who is taken to a Louisiana church in the hopes of banishing the evil spirits her parents believe possess her. Starring 12 Years a Slave actress Quvenzhané Wallis, the film focuses on the feelings of homelessness. landlessness, and rootlessness —subjects close to filmmaker Bodomo’s heart, who grew up in constant motion, moving from Ghana to Norway, to Hong Kong, to the USA. Read more on NOWNESS - http://bit.ly/2bZPgyr<br /><br />___<br /><br />Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness<br /><br />Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness <br />Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness<br />Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com <br />Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness <br />Curated stories on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/tumblr-nowness<br />Inspiration on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/pinterest-nowness <br />Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness<br />Subscribe on Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/nowness<br />Follow NOWNESS on Google+: http://bit.ly/google-nowness
