An Artistic Entreaty by Janis Chaffin

At a local book store closeout I splurged and bought The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed. I started it and immediately thought the point of view would make a great movie in the right hands, a fresh and essential take on an old story- the Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson romance. I need to do some research and see if this might have been done already, or maybe it’s just too obvious?

So, I think the director of Selma and the author of the book and maybe Oprah and John Ridley who wrote the brilliant American Crime series and maybe also me (?) should all collaborate and make this movie from the perspective of Sally and her family. Not so kind to Tom’s rep, but as accurate as possible. Sally and Tom: An American Love Story.

What do you say, Ava DuVernay?