The Woman Who Designed Wakanda

Hannah Beachler, the production designer for Black Panther, was the first Black person nominated for the award. She and director Ryan Coogler took their time creating the sets for the visually magnificent movie. “‘The rocks, the moss on the rocks, how the rocks were formed, how they were layered, the color of them — everything around me that was nature I took pictures of,’ Beachler says. Beachler also took note of the architecture, clothing, food, transportation and ways of life.” (Alert: This all paid off, and she won at the Academy Awards on Sunday night.). – NPR

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