Netflix’s Virtual ‘The Harder They Fall’ Exhibit Showcases Props and Costumes From Western Film
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorProps, set pieces and costumes are on display as part of Netflix’s Artisan Experience, a interactive online exhibit where fans can engage with contenders including “The Harder They Fall” and get an in-depth look at all aspects of the film including directing, writing, cinematography, production design, costume design, hair & makeup, editing and sound.On hand to walk viewers through the physical exhibit — which moved online to be cautious — were director, songwriter, screenwriter and producer Jeymes Samuel and costume designer Antoinette Messam.The all-star cast also features Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz and Delroy Lindo — an all-Black principal cast leading their way through the West.
Nat Love (Majors) seeks revenge on the man who killed his parents, but also finds love along the way. Costumes worn by the film’s cast Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield and Idris Elba were on display.
Messam discussed her collaboration with Samuel, saying the first-time feature film director gave her room to collaborate and to come up with backstories for the characters. “He allowed me to create and think about how powerful Trudy [Smith] looks in blue which is predominantly a man’s color, but she embodied it because she was a powerful woman,” Messam said.Smith was based on a real-life outlaw and in depicting her, they wanted her to look as powerful and as womanly as possible.
Samuel said, “A woman that doesn’t have to look like a man or dress like a man to be powerful. We wanted her to be in dresses.
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