Cassandro with Roger Ross Williams and Dee Rees (Ep. 433)
b'Director Roger Ross Wiliams discusses his new film, Cassandro, with fellow Director Dee Rees in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, Williams discusses how he treated the story like a superhero narrative to guide his character\\u2019s transformation, how he established a progressing color palette with his DP to reflect the progression of the story, and how he integrated his documentary skills to create a naturally changing narrative.\\n\\nThe film tells the true story of Sa\\xfal Armend\\xe1riz, a gay amateur wrestler who rose to fame and became an LGBTQ icon after participate in lucha libre wrestling matches as \\u201cCassandro the Exotico.\\u201d\\n\\nSee photos and a summary of this event below:\\n\\nhttps://dga.org/Events/2023/November2023/Cassandro_QnA_0923.aspx'