CBS brings the tension to new heights with Season 6 Episode 5 of “FBI,” titled “Sacrifice,” airing at 8:00 Pm this Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Brace yourself for an intense ride as the team is thrust into action when the director of a Brooklyn migrant center is abducted, alongside his wife, turning their world upside down.
The stakes skyrocket as the team races against time to meet the kidnapper’s demands, unraveling a web of intrigue and danger. Viewers can expect a gripping narrative filled with twists and turns, showcasing the relentless determination of the FBI to bring justice to those in peril.
In a riveting subplot, Maggie seeks insights into the challenges of motherhood from Jessica, adding a layer of personal reflection amid the high-stakes investigation. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on CBS for a night of suspense, emotion, and strategic brilliance in the latest episode of “FBI” Season 6.
Release Date & Time: 8:...
The stakes skyrocket as the team races against time to meet the kidnapper’s demands, unraveling a web of intrigue and danger. Viewers can expect a gripping narrative filled with twists and turns, showcasing the relentless determination of the FBI to bring justice to those in peril.
In a riveting subplot, Maggie seeks insights into the challenges of motherhood from Jessica, adding a layer of personal reflection amid the high-stakes investigation. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on CBS for a night of suspense, emotion, and strategic brilliance in the latest episode of “FBI” Season 6.
Release Date & Time: 8:...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
An anguished update of, and response to, Ousmane Sembène’s 1965 anti-colonialist classic Black Girl, writer-director Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny grapples with the psychic pain of cultural alienation and familial disconnection. Though it contains elements of supernatural horror—including trickster spiders and murderous mermaids—it’s at heart a deeply felt immigration story, one that finds hope not in the empty promises of the American dream but in the strength and resilience of oppressed peoples.
The film opens on Aisha’s (Anna Diop) first day of work at the luxe Manhattan apartment of a businesswoman, Amy (Michelle Monaghan), who’s hired her to care for her young daughter, Rose (Rose Decker). Aisha, a teacher in her native Senegal, has no trouble caring for the girl, helping her with her French lessons and making food that she’ll actually eat, but she does have issues with Amy, whose festering anxieties make her...
The film opens on Aisha’s (Anna Diop) first day of work at the luxe Manhattan apartment of a businesswoman, Amy (Michelle Monaghan), who’s hired her to care for her young daughter, Rose (Rose Decker). Aisha, a teacher in her native Senegal, has no trouble caring for the girl, helping her with her French lessons and making food that she’ll actually eat, but she does have issues with Amy, whose festering anxieties make her...
- 11/8/2023
- by Keith Watson
- Slant Magazine
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page.
The Academy Awards are this Sunday and it’s actually been a great year for film and particularly actors. So many of them have been recognized with nominations or wins, between the Oscars and the SAG Awards, not to mention BAFTA, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards.
But with every great performance honored by a major group, there are so many more that are deserving, but seem to elude awards recognition. So going off the four existing acting categories, I wanted to suggest some other names from the year 2022 that deserve a look. And the best part is, they’re all currently available to stream so you can check them out yourself.
Supporting Actress – Mariana Treviño,...
The Academy Awards are this Sunday and it’s actually been a great year for film and particularly actors. So many of them have been recognized with nominations or wins, between the Oscars and the SAG Awards, not to mention BAFTA, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards.
But with every great performance honored by a major group, there are so many more that are deserving, but seem to elude awards recognition. So going off the four existing acting categories, I wanted to suggest some other names from the year 2022 that deserve a look. And the best part is, they’re all currently available to stream so you can check them out yourself.
Supporting Actress – Mariana Treviño,...
- 3/11/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams, Olamide Candide Johnson, Jahleel Kamara | Written and Directed by Nikyatu Jusu
Anna Diop (Titans’ Starfire) stars as an immigrant nanny in this striking and stylish horror debut from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. By turns chilling and unsettling, it explores some intriguing themes from a refreshingly different perspective.
Diop plays Aisha, who moves to New York from her native Senegal, leaving her young son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) in the care of an elderly relative (Olamide Candide-Johnson). She takes a job as a nanny, looking after Rose (Rose Decker), the daughter of wealthy couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector).
However, Aisha soon finds herself micro-managed by Amy, and tensions set in as the couple seem increasingly unable or unwilling to pay her what she’s owed. At the same time, Aisha begins experiencing nightmarish hallucinations involving two West...
Anna Diop (Titans’ Starfire) stars as an immigrant nanny in this striking and stylish horror debut from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. By turns chilling and unsettling, it explores some intriguing themes from a refreshingly different perspective.
Diop plays Aisha, who moves to New York from her native Senegal, leaving her young son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) in the care of an elderly relative (Olamide Candide-Johnson). She takes a job as a nanny, looking after Rose (Rose Decker), the daughter of wealthy couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector).
However, Aisha soon finds herself micro-managed by Amy, and tensions set in as the couple seem increasingly unable or unwilling to pay her what she’s owed. At the same time, Aisha begins experiencing nightmarish hallucinations involving two West...
- 12/23/2022
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Nanny is a horror movie written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan and Sinqua Walls.
An impressive display of cinematographic excellence. Hypnotic and paced, it wins the viewer over slowly but surely, and will not let you go.
Premise
Aisha is hired as a nanny by a well to do New York Upper East Side couple, while she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal. An ominous presence shows up in her her dreams and when awake, putting her pursuit of the American Dream at risk.
Movie Review
The subtle foreboding, without overt brutality or spectacle, is a constant in this feature film. Very measured in its pace, it takes its time to gain momentum, but the narrative flows so well, hand in hand with stunning visuals, that one gives into what can best be described as an almost hypnotic experience...
An impressive display of cinematographic excellence. Hypnotic and paced, it wins the viewer over slowly but surely, and will not let you go.
Premise
Aisha is hired as a nanny by a well to do New York Upper East Side couple, while she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal. An ominous presence shows up in her her dreams and when awake, putting her pursuit of the American Dream at risk.
Movie Review
The subtle foreboding, without overt brutality or spectacle, is a constant in this feature film. Very measured in its pace, it takes its time to gain momentum, but the narrative flows so well, hand in hand with stunning visuals, that one gives into what can best be described as an almost hypnotic experience...
- 12/17/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The plight of domestic care workers — both before and during the pandemic — has never been greater. These employees, predominantly women of color, are tasked with some of the hardest labor: that of mothering and caring for children who are not their own.
“Nanny work” is challenging in and of itself, but in Nikyatu Jusu’s debut “Nanny,” there is an even greater mounting dread as spirits haunt a young New York City care worker as she embarks on a new job.
The promising young woman at the helm of “Nanny” is Aisha; a Senegalese woman with a master’s degree, she’s arguably overqualified to take on her latest nannying gig for the wealthy and shallow Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam.
Also Read:
Sundance Winner Nikyatu Jusu’s Next Project Lands at Universal and Monkeypaw
Amy is a chic, stylish businesswoman, struggling with the inherent sexism of her industry, whereas...
“Nanny work” is challenging in and of itself, but in Nikyatu Jusu’s debut “Nanny,” there is an even greater mounting dread as spirits haunt a young New York City care worker as she embarks on a new job.
The promising young woman at the helm of “Nanny” is Aisha; a Senegalese woman with a master’s degree, she’s arguably overqualified to take on her latest nannying gig for the wealthy and shallow Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam.
Also Read:
Sundance Winner Nikyatu Jusu’s Next Project Lands at Universal and Monkeypaw
Amy is a chic, stylish businesswoman, struggling with the inherent sexism of her industry, whereas...
- 12/16/2022
- by Fran Hoepfner
- The Wrap
After winning the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and a limited theatrical run, Nikyatu Jusu‘s acclaimed horror movie Nanny arrives on Prime Video tomorrow, December 16, 2022.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Prime Video release, Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip teasing the unsettling events haunting its eponymous nanny.
“Anna Diop (Us) stars as a Senegalese immigrant nanny working for a privileged couple in NYC. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in West Africa, a violent presence invades her reality, threatening the American Dream she is painstakingly piecing together.”
In the clip, Aisha (Diop) gets out of the shower to sounds of whispers and a door creaking. No one answers. Then she notices something amiss in the mirror when she looks at her reflection.
Nanny introduces Senegalese folklore, blending it with the modern to explore Aisha’s horrifying and often heartbreaking story.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Prime Video release, Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip teasing the unsettling events haunting its eponymous nanny.
“Anna Diop (Us) stars as a Senegalese immigrant nanny working for a privileged couple in NYC. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in West Africa, a violent presence invades her reality, threatening the American Dream she is painstakingly piecing together.”
In the clip, Aisha (Diop) gets out of the shower to sounds of whispers and a door creaking. No one answers. Then she notices something amiss in the mirror when she looks at her reflection.
Nanny introduces Senegalese folklore, blending it with the modern to explore Aisha’s horrifying and often heartbreaking story.
- 12/15/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Just three weeks remain here in 2022, and though the new horror releases are starting to slow down considerably, the good news is that the new horror content never actually stops.
This week, in fact, Six brand new horror movies are being released!
Here’s all the new horror arriving December 13 – December 18, 2022.
After being released in theaters just last month and biting into 13 million worldwide, Luca Guadagnino‘s cannibal romance Bones and All is already coming home in time for Christmas.
Bones and All is now playing in theaters and is Now Available on Digital!
Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich reteam for the new genre film starring Timothée Chalamet, which is an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel.
Taylor Russell (Escape Room) stars alongside Chalamet.
The film is a “story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee,...
This week, in fact, Six brand new horror movies are being released!
Here’s all the new horror arriving December 13 – December 18, 2022.
After being released in theaters just last month and biting into 13 million worldwide, Luca Guadagnino‘s cannibal romance Bones and All is already coming home in time for Christmas.
Bones and All is now playing in theaters and is Now Available on Digital!
Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich reteam for the new genre film starring Timothée Chalamet, which is an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel.
Taylor Russell (Escape Room) stars alongside Chalamet.
The film is a “story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee,...
- 12/14/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
2022 has been an excellent year for horror. And with only a couple of weeks left, audiences have yet another scary treat with Nanny. And frankly, you’ve likely heard the filmmaker’s name behind it recently, as the very talented Nikyatu Jusu’s upcoming project is a Night of the Living Dead sequel. However, with the upcoming release of Nanny, get ready for a creepy, atmospheric, and beautifully acted fright-fest starring the impressive Anna Diop. The new feature tells the story of an immigrant nanny who must deal with a few frightening truths while on her latest assignment. It’s an excellent feature and one well worth your viewing pleasure.
Described as a “psychological horror fable of displacement”, Nanny follows
Aisha, a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal and is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of...
Described as a “psychological horror fable of displacement”, Nanny follows
Aisha, a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal and is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of...
- 12/14/2022
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
If any horror lovers are disappointed by the upcoming slate of holiday cheer, “Nanny” might be just the right flick to get your fill of spookiness this holiday season.
In the aptly titled “Nanny,” Anna Diop stars as immigrant nanny Aisha who moves to New York City to work as a nanny for an affluent family. As Aisha begins to miss the son she left behind as she cares for the family’s daughter, something sinister enters her mind.
If you’re eager for some chills and thrills of mind, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Nanny.”
Is “Nanny” in theaters or streaming?
The horror flick is currently playing in select theaters. Check your local listings.
You can stream “Nanny” on Prime Video beginning Dec. 15.
What is “Nanny” about?
The film follows Aisha, a Senegalese emigrant who moves to New York City after being hired...
In the aptly titled “Nanny,” Anna Diop stars as immigrant nanny Aisha who moves to New York City to work as a nanny for an affluent family. As Aisha begins to miss the son she left behind as she cares for the family’s daughter, something sinister enters her mind.
If you’re eager for some chills and thrills of mind, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Nanny.”
Is “Nanny” in theaters or streaming?
The horror flick is currently playing in select theaters. Check your local listings.
You can stream “Nanny” on Prime Video beginning Dec. 15.
What is “Nanny” about?
The film follows Aisha, a Senegalese emigrant who moves to New York City after being hired...
- 12/9/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Click here to read the full article.
Anna Diop didn’t know when she would be able to represent her own culture onscreen. Then she was cast in Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny. “I’ve never had the chance to play Senegalese, so I’m like, ‘This is bananas,’ ” she recalls. “I didn’t know when in my career that would happen, where I could really show our culture through the person that I’m playing, where it wasn’t something that I needed to hide but rather lean into.”
In Prime Video’s Nanny, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Diop plays Aisha, a nanny for a white New York family trying to raise money to bring her own child from Africa. As Aisha spends more time enduring the microaggressions of her wealthy employers, she is besieged by visions of folkloric creatures, like...
Anna Diop didn’t know when she would be able to represent her own culture onscreen. Then she was cast in Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny. “I’ve never had the chance to play Senegalese, so I’m like, ‘This is bananas,’ ” she recalls. “I didn’t know when in my career that would happen, where I could really show our culture through the person that I’m playing, where it wasn’t something that I needed to hide but rather lean into.”
In Prime Video’s Nanny, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Diop plays Aisha, a nanny for a white New York family trying to raise money to bring her own child from Africa. As Aisha spends more time enduring the microaggressions of her wealthy employers, she is besieged by visions of folkloric creatures, like...
- 12/8/2022
- by Esther Zuckerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny (which opens in select theaters this week and debuts on Amazon Prime on December 16) has been described as a horror film, or at the very least horror-adjacent, but in truth the movie slips beyond easy categorization. There are horrors here, and more than a little dread. But its power owes just as much, if not more, to the material realities hemming its heroine in from all sides. Aisha, played by Anna Diop, is a recent immigrant from Dakar who’s taken on a new job as...
- 11/27/2022
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Like millions of people before her, Aisha (Ann Diop) has immigrated to America to forge a new life. In Nanny, we bear witness to her tender care of young Rose (Rose Decker) on a daily basis, while the girl's mother (Michelle Monaghan) and father (Morgan Spector) are busy working long hours to support their comfortable New York City lifestyle. While Aisha dreams of bringing her own beloved young son from Senegal to live with her, she steadily becomes disenchanted with the belittling treatment...
- 11/23/2022
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
We’re nearing the end of the year, which means pretty soon we’ll be looking back on 2022’s best horror offerings. As always, we’re planning a whole lot of year-end coverage to take you through the holiday season, but don’t count 2022 out just yet. There are still a handful of upcoming movies that should be on your radar, so we’re not yet done looking forward…
Four new horror movies are releasing for Thanksgiving this week, but the biggest new release of the week is a brand new take on a classic TV series from a legendary filmmaker.
Here’s all the new horror releasing November 22 – November 27, 2022.
First up, Shudder has debuted the brand new original vampire movie Blood Relatives today, which was directed by and also stars Noah Segan (Deadgirl, Knives Out).
In the film, “Francis, a 115-year-old Yiddish vampire, still looks 35. He’s been roaming...
Four new horror movies are releasing for Thanksgiving this week, but the biggest new release of the week is a brand new take on a classic TV series from a legendary filmmaker.
Here’s all the new horror releasing November 22 – November 27, 2022.
First up, Shudder has debuted the brand new original vampire movie Blood Relatives today, which was directed by and also stars Noah Segan (Deadgirl, Knives Out).
In the film, “Francis, a 115-year-old Yiddish vampire, still looks 35. He’s been roaming...
- 11/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu’s feature directorial debut Nanny, the first horror film to win the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for drama at the Sundance Film Festival, will be receiving a theatrical release on November 23rd, then will reach Amazon Prime Video on December 16th. With her movie about it makes its way out into the world, Jusu is now focusing on her next projects – and we know she has at least two more horror movies in development. Last month, it was announced that Jusu will be directing a sequel to George A. Romero‘s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead (a sequel that is being produced by Romero’s ex-wife Christine Romero), and now Deadline has confirmed that Jusu is working on a vampire movie for Jordan Peele’s production company Monkeypaw Productions. This vampire project is a feature expansion of Jusu’s short film Suicide by Sunlight,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Click here to read the full article.
AFI Fest — the Los Angeles film festival set for Nov. 2-6 this year and headquartered at Tcl Chinese Theater — has announced its full lineup including screenings of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell, Sarah Polley’s star-packed Women Talking, and Chris Smith’s documentary Sr. about the life and career of Robert Downey Jr.’s indie film pioneer father.
In all, the program features 125 films of which 53 percent are directed by women, 32 percent by Bipoc filmmakers and 11 percent from Lgbtqia+ helmers. The roster is comprised of seven red carpet premieres, six special screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 documentary, 30 short film competition, 43 AFI Conservatory and three guest artistic director selections this year from Ava DuVernay.
As previously announced, Apple Original Film’s Selena Gomez documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me opens the festival, while Steven Spielberg’s deeply personal The Fabelmans,...
AFI Fest — the Los Angeles film festival set for Nov. 2-6 this year and headquartered at Tcl Chinese Theater — has announced its full lineup including screenings of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell, Sarah Polley’s star-packed Women Talking, and Chris Smith’s documentary Sr. about the life and career of Robert Downey Jr.’s indie film pioneer father.
In all, the program features 125 films of which 53 percent are directed by women, 32 percent by Bipoc filmmakers and 11 percent from Lgbtqia+ helmers. The roster is comprised of seven red carpet premieres, six special screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 documentary, 30 short film competition, 43 AFI Conservatory and three guest artistic director selections this year from Ava DuVernay.
As previously announced, Apple Original Film’s Selena Gomez documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me opens the festival, while Steven Spielberg’s deeply personal The Fabelmans,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The annual American Film Institute (AFI) festival has finally announced its full lineup.
AFI Fest runs Wednesday, November 2 through Sunday, November 6 and includes 125 titles to be screened in Los Angeles. Opening night kicks off with AppleTV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” directed by Alek Keshishian. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical drama “The Fabelmans” will close the festival.
The full lineup also includes special screenings for “Bones and All,” Sundance winner “Nanny,” Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary “Sr.,” “Le Pupille,” and “Women Talking.”
The official selections feature 53 percent of films directed by women and 32 percent of films helmed by Bipoc filmmakers. Eleven percent of directors identify as Lgbtqia+. The full festival includes seven Red Carpet Premieres, six Special Screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 Documentary, 30 Short Film Competition, 43 AFI Conservatory, and three Guest Artistic Director Selections from Ava DuVernay. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker will showcase three independent films amplifying the voices of...
AFI Fest runs Wednesday, November 2 through Sunday, November 6 and includes 125 titles to be screened in Los Angeles. Opening night kicks off with AppleTV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” directed by Alek Keshishian. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical drama “The Fabelmans” will close the festival.
The full lineup also includes special screenings for “Bones and All,” Sundance winner “Nanny,” Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary “Sr.,” “Le Pupille,” and “Women Talking.”
The official selections feature 53 percent of films directed by women and 32 percent of films helmed by Bipoc filmmakers. Eleven percent of directors identify as Lgbtqia+. The full festival includes seven Red Carpet Premieres, six Special Screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 Documentary, 30 Short Film Competition, 43 AFI Conservatory, and three Guest Artistic Director Selections from Ava DuVernay. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker will showcase three independent films amplifying the voices of...
- 10/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Nanny Trailer — Nikyatu Jusu‘s Nanny (2022) movie trailer has been released by Prime Video. The Nanny trailer stars Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams. Crew Nikyatu Jusu wrote the screenplay for Nanny. “Produced by Nikkia Moulterie and Daniela Taplin Lundberg.” Plot Synopsis Nanny‘s plot synopsis: “In this psychological [...]
Continue reading: Nanny (2022) Movie Trailer: The Immigration of Anna Diop’s Son is Jeopardized by Her Employer’s Volatile Home Life...
Continue reading: Nanny (2022) Movie Trailer: The Immigration of Anna Diop’s Son is Jeopardized by Her Employer’s Volatile Home Life...
- 8/31/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu’s feature directorial debut Nanny became the first horror film to win the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for drama at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and now we know when a wider audience is going to have the chance to see the movie. Nanny will be receiving a theatrical release on November 23rd, then will reach Amazon Prime Video on December 16th. To start building hype for the release, a trailer has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Described as a “psychological horror fable of displacement”, Nanny follows
Aisha, a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal and is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.
Described as a “psychological horror fable of displacement”, Nanny follows
Aisha, a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal and is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.
- 8/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S., but becomes increasingly unsettled by the family’s volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together."
Written & Directed By Nikyatu Jusu Produced By Nikkia Moulterie and Daniela Taplin Lundberg Executive Produced By Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Jason Blum, Rebecca Cammarata, Bill Benenson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Laurie Benenson, Grace Lay, Sumalee Montano, Nikyatu Jusu, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold Starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls,...
Written & Directed By Nikyatu Jusu Produced By Nikkia Moulterie and Daniela Taplin Lundberg Executive Produced By Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Jason Blum, Rebecca Cammarata, Bill Benenson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Laurie Benenson, Grace Lay, Sumalee Montano, Nikyatu Jusu, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold Starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The jury prize winner at Sundance Film Festival, Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny is a disquieting examination of the horrors of the American Dream through a Senegalese woman who is taking care of an affluent NYC couple. Starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector,
Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams, the film stopped by New Directors/New Films and ahead of a TIFF premiere and a release this fall, the first trailer has arrived.
Margaret Rasberry said in her review, “With Nanny, Nikyatu Jusu presents a more haunting depiction of the American Dream. Her feature debut nods to Ousmane Sembène’s seminal Black Girl while distilling the trials her parents, immigrants from Sierra Leone, endured as Jusu grew up in Atlanta—a mix of domestic drama and frightening images to make us fellow outsiders in a suffocatingly insular world.”
See the trailer below.
Nanny arrives in theaters on November 23 and...
Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams, the film stopped by New Directors/New Films and ahead of a TIFF premiere and a release this fall, the first trailer has arrived.
Margaret Rasberry said in her review, “With Nanny, Nikyatu Jusu presents a more haunting depiction of the American Dream. Her feature debut nods to Ousmane Sembène’s seminal Black Girl while distilling the trials her parents, immigrants from Sierra Leone, endured as Jusu grew up in Atlanta—a mix of domestic drama and frightening images to make us fellow outsiders in a suffocatingly insular world.”
See the trailer below.
Nanny arrives in theaters on November 23 and...
- 8/30/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"Do not ignore the signs." Amazon has revealed the official trailer for an indie psychological horror-thriller titled Nanny, which initially premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film won the fest's top Grand Jury Prize in January, then went on to screen at New Directors / New Films Festival in NYC, and it's also playing at the Toronto Film Festival in these next few weeks. Aisha is an undocumented nanny who takes a job working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, soon threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together. The film stars Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams. Many critics flipped for this one and it earned some rave reviews, but it's a low key horror...
- 8/30/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan star in Sundance grand jury prize winner.
Blumhouse Television and Prime Video have acquired worldwide rights to Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, which in January became the first horror selection to win the festival’s grand jury prize.
The US Dramatic Competition entry stars Anna Diop (Us) as a Senegalese immigrant who tries to build a new life as a nanny to a wealthy family in New York and is forced to confront a secret that threatens to shatter her American Dream.
Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector and Rose Decker also star.
Nikkia Moulterie and Daniela Taplin Lundberg...
Blumhouse Television and Prime Video have acquired worldwide rights to Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, which in January became the first horror selection to win the festival’s grand jury prize.
The US Dramatic Competition entry stars Anna Diop (Us) as a Senegalese immigrant who tries to build a new life as a nanny to a wealthy family in New York and is forced to confront a secret that threatens to shatter her American Dream.
Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector and Rose Decker also star.
Nikkia Moulterie and Daniela Taplin Lundberg...
- 3/16/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Nanny,” the horror film that won the top prize at this year’s Sundance, has been acquired for release by Blumhouse and Prime Video. An individual with knowledge of the sale telling TheWrap the movie was acquired in a competitive situation.
Nikyatu Jusu’s debut film, which she wrote and directed, won the 2022 Sundance Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, making “Nanny” the first horror film to win in the category and making her only the second Black woman director to have their film win the top prize.
Blumhouse and Prime Video formed a partnership in 2019 to release films under the “Welcome to Blumhouse” banner, and “Nanny” will continue that collaboration.
“Nanny” stars Anna Diop (“Us”) as a Senegalese immigrant nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who is forced to confront a...
Nikyatu Jusu’s debut film, which she wrote and directed, won the 2022 Sundance Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, making “Nanny” the first horror film to win in the category and making her only the second Black woman director to have their film win the top prize.
Blumhouse and Prime Video formed a partnership in 2019 to release films under the “Welcome to Blumhouse” banner, and “Nanny” will continue that collaboration.
“Nanny” stars Anna Diop (“Us”) as a Senegalese immigrant nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who is forced to confront a...
- 3/16/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Sundance 2022’s top prize winner, filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny,” has been acquired by Blumhouse and Prime Video.
The companies jointly secured worldwide rights for the horror-drama, which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance in January, before ultimately winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, making history as the first horror film to take the festival’s top honor. Jusu is also only the second Black woman director to win the award.
Written and directed by Jusu, in her feature directorial debut, “Nanny” follows a Senegalese woman named Aisha (Anna Diop) who recently immigrated to America. When Aisha starts working as a nanny for a wealthy New York couple, she also begins having haunting visions. Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector and Rose Decker star alongside Diop.
The film was acquired from Topic Studios, Stay Gold Features and LinLay Productions in a competitive bidding situation. The deal was negotiated by CAA Media Finance.
The companies jointly secured worldwide rights for the horror-drama, which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance in January, before ultimately winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, making history as the first horror film to take the festival’s top honor. Jusu is also only the second Black woman director to win the award.
Written and directed by Jusu, in her feature directorial debut, “Nanny” follows a Senegalese woman named Aisha (Anna Diop) who recently immigrated to America. When Aisha starts working as a nanny for a wealthy New York couple, she also begins having haunting visions. Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector and Rose Decker star alongside Diop.
The film was acquired from Topic Studios, Stay Gold Features and LinLay Productions in a competitive bidding situation. The deal was negotiated by CAA Media Finance.
- 3/16/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Blumhouse and Prime Video have won world rights to Sundance horror-drama Nanny, we can reveal.
In a competitive situation, which also included SPC and Neon, Prime Video ultimately won out thanks to a deal in the $7M range. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum saw the movie and instantly fell for it so wanted to include it as part of the company’s Amazon deal. There is also a theatrical commitment, we understand.
From in-demand first-time feature writer/director Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny premiered at Sundance this year in the U.S. Dramatic Competition to strong reviews and went on to win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the first horror film to take the festival’s top honor.
The film stars Anna Diop (Us) as a Senegalese immigrant nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who is forced to...
In a competitive situation, which also included SPC and Neon, Prime Video ultimately won out thanks to a deal in the $7M range. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum saw the movie and instantly fell for it so wanted to include it as part of the company’s Amazon deal. There is also a theatrical commitment, we understand.
From in-demand first-time feature writer/director Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny premiered at Sundance this year in the U.S. Dramatic Competition to strong reviews and went on to win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the first horror film to take the festival’s top honor.
The film stars Anna Diop (Us) as a Senegalese immigrant nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who is forced to...
- 3/16/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Nanny Review — Nanny (2022) Film Review from the 45th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Spector, Sinqua Walls, Leslie Uggams, Princess Adenike, Mitzie Pratt, Rich Graff, Olamide Candide-Johnson, Keturah Hamilton, Rose Decker, Michael [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Nanny: Magical Realist Horror with More Going On Underneath the Surfance [Sundance 2022]...
Continue reading: Film Review: Nanny: Magical Realist Horror with More Going On Underneath the Surfance [Sundance 2022]...
- 1/30/2022
- by Jacob Mouradian
- Film-Book
After nine days, 84 feature films, and 59 short films, the Sundance juries have announced their winners, with all films screenings over Saturday and Sunday and tickets now on sale. One can check out the full list below, with Nanny, The Exiles, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Navalny bringing home the major prizes, and see our complete coverage here.
Grand Jury Prizes
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Nikyatu Jusu for Nanny / U.S.A. — Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together. Cast: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams.
Juror Chelsea Bernard said: “For this Grand Jury Prize we celebrate a movie that flooded us...
Grand Jury Prizes
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Nikyatu Jusu for Nanny / U.S.A. — Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together. Cast: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams.
Juror Chelsea Bernard said: “For this Grand Jury Prize we celebrate a movie that flooded us...
- 1/29/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
With Nanny, Nikyatu Jusu presents a more haunting depiction of the American Dream. Her feature debut nods to Ousmane Sembène’s seminal Black Girl while distilling the trials her parents, immigrants from Sierra Leone, endured as Jusu grew up in Atlanta—a mix of domestic drama and frightening images to make us fellow outsiders in a suffocatingly insular world.
Anna Diop propels the film with her star-making performance as Aisha, a Manhattan-based undocumented Senegalese immigrant working towards her version of the American Dream by procuring enough money to provide travel for her son Lamine (Jahleel Kamera), who she was forced to leave behind. She is hired as the nanny for wealthy upper-class couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector), who conspicuously pay her under the counter to care for their daughter Rose (Rose Decker). Yet this seemingly innocuous arrangement becomes abusive as Amy and Adam indulge in microaggressions and...
Anna Diop propels the film with her star-making performance as Aisha, a Manhattan-based undocumented Senegalese immigrant working towards her version of the American Dream by procuring enough money to provide travel for her son Lamine (Jahleel Kamera), who she was forced to leave behind. She is hired as the nanny for wealthy upper-class couple Amy (Michelle Monaghan) and Adam (Morgan Spector), who conspicuously pay her under the counter to care for their daughter Rose (Rose Decker). Yet this seemingly innocuous arrangement becomes abusive as Amy and Adam indulge in microaggressions and...
- 1/26/2022
- by Margaret Rasberry
- The Film Stage
Aisha didn’t move to New York City to raise some other mother’s kids. She moved there with the intention of bringing her young son over from Senegal. In order to pay his way, however, Aisha must do as so many undocumented women have in the Big Apple: She must play mom to a stranger’s child, while a family member takes care of her own back home in Africa. In “Nanny,” debuting writer-director Nikyatu Jusu brings fresh eyes to this widely accepted dynamic, so rarely seen from the perspective of the immigrant worker herself.
Aisha is a strong and independent heroine, though it’s not easy to be assertive in a culture that expects subservience of outsiders. A confident first-time filmmaker who doesn’t shy away from the power of ambiguity and suggestion, Jusu draws on aspects of West African folklore, invoking such supernatural figures as Anansi the Spider,...
Aisha is a strong and independent heroine, though it’s not easy to be assertive in a culture that expects subservience of outsiders. A confident first-time filmmaker who doesn’t shy away from the power of ambiguity and suggestion, Jusu draws on aspects of West African folklore, invoking such supernatural figures as Anansi the Spider,...
- 1/22/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
When You Finish Saving the World The Sundance Institute has announced the films selected for their hybrid 2022 Festival, which will take place in-person in Park City, online, and in arthouse theaters across the United States.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITION892 (Abi Damaris Corbin): When Brian Brown-Easley’s disability check fails to materialize from Veterans Affairs, he finds himself on the brink of homelessness and breaking his daughter’s heart. No other options, he walks into a Wells Fargo Bank and says “I’ve got a bomb.“ Cast: John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, Selenis Leyva. World Premiere.Alice (Krystin Ver Linden): When a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor, she discovers the shocking reality that exists beyond the treeline…it’s 1973. Inspired by true events. Cast: Keke Palmer, Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Gaius Charles. World Premiere.blood...
- 12/15/2021
- MUBI
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