From Page to Screen - Nickel Boys (2024) with Director RaMell Ross 9/10/26

ONE BOOK, ONE DENVER. Denver Public Library’s One Book One Denver program invites you to a live, in-person discussion with filmmaker RaMell Ross, director and co-writer of Nickel Boys (2024).

Film maker RaMell Ross will discuss the journey of adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel for the screen, from developing the film’s distinctive first-person perspective to translating Elwood and Turner’s experiences, friendship, and contrasting worldviews into a visual form. 

The conversation will explore the artistic choices that shaped the film, the real history behind the fictional Nickel Academy, and the challenges of adapting a celebrated novel while preserving its emotional and historical complexity.

This is one of three conversations focused on One Book One Denver. Look for the postings for the screen of The Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, on September 2nd, and an evening with the author, Colson Whitehead, on September 25th.