Say her name five times and she’ll appear to set a genuinely unprecedented box office milestone. The name in question is, of course, Nia DaCosta, and this past weekend’s release of “Candyman” made her the very first Black woman to direct a film that opened at the top spot of the box office charts. The film’s release defied multiple daunting obstacles on its way to making history: factors that range from a truly insidious industry trend that has dictated who is allowed to receive prime directing opportunities that would set themselves up for box office glory, to the ongoing pandemic-depressed box office…
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