Quevenzhané Wallis
I BROUGHT ON photographer koury angelo (kouryangelo.com) and stylist Laura mazza (lauramazzastylist.com) TO HELP ME CREATE A SPECIFIC LOOK FOR THIS SHOOT FOR MILKMADE.com (now milk.xyz). I WANTED TO PORTRAY QUEVENZHANE AS A YOUNG KID WHO IS JUST PLAYING PRETEND, WHILE ALSO SHOWING THAT HER DEBUT PERFORMANCE IN THE FILM BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD HAD ELEVATED HER TO A SORT OF ROYALTY STATUS IN THE INDEPENDENT FILM WORLD.
WHILE ON SET WITH US AT MILK STUDIOS, quevenzhanE received the news that she was up for the academy award for her ROLE IN THE FILM.
WE GOT THE "LARGER THAN LIFE" SHOT OF HER LOOKING LIKE A QUEEN RULING OVER HER SUBJECTS DIRECTLY AFTER SHE GOT THE NEWS.
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The second look in the purple dress was created for O magazine.