Director Rashaad Ernesto Green discusses Premature

February 27, 2020

DGA Q&As in Los Angeles and New York

A budding romance faces challenges in Director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s new drama, Premature.

Set in a hot summer in Harlem, Green’s film tells the story of 17-year-old poet Ayanna (Zora Howard) who is drawn into a relationship with Isaiah (Joshua Boone), a young music producer who moved to the city just as Ayanna is about to leave for college.

Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on February 16, Green sat down with Director Dawn Wilkinson (Devotion), to discuss the making of Premature. He also spoke about the film in a conversation moderated by Director Laurie Collyer (Furlough) after the DGA membership screening in New York on February 26.

In addition to Premature, Green’s credits include the feature film Gun Hill Road; an episode of the mini-series Looking for Alaska; and episodes of the series Grimm, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Being Mary Jane, The Quad, Vida, Luke Cage, Proven Innocent and The Chi. He has been a DGA member since 2013.

You can listen to Green's Q&A by clicking the podcast episode embedded below. You can find more DGA podcast episodes here.

Pictures

Event photos by Trixie Textor (Los Angeles) and Marcie Revens (New York) - Print courtesy of IFC Films.

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Director Rashaad Ernesto Green speaks about the making of his new romantic drama, Premature, following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Zora Howard as Ayanna in Director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Premature.

Director Rashaad Ernesto Green speaks about the making of his new romantic drama, Premature, following the DGA membership screening in New York.

Directors Rashaad Ernesto Green (right) and Laurie Collyer (moderator) discuss the making of Green’s new romantic drama, Premature, following the DGA membership screening in New York.

Joshua Boone as Isaiah and Zora Howard as Ayanna in Director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Premature.

Directors Rashaad Ernesto Green (right) and Dawn Wilkinson (moderator) discuss the making of Green’s new romantic drama, Premature, following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Director Dawn Wilkinson (moderator) asks Director Rashaad Ernesto Green a question about the making of Premature.

Joshua Boone as Isaiah and Zora Howard as Ayanna in Director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Premature.

Director Laurie Collyer (moderator) asks Director Rashaad Ernesto Green a question about the making of Premature.

Directors Dawn Wilkinson (moderator) and Rashaad Ernesto Green pose for a photo following the Los Angeles DGA membership screening of Green’s new romantic drama, Premature.

Zora Howard as Ayanna and Joshua Boone as Isaiah in Director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Premature.

Directors Laurie Collyer (moderator) and Rashaad Ernesto Green pose for a photo following the New York DGA membership screening of Green’s new romantic drama, Premature.

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