At its core, “Queen Sugar” is a show about family. But the scripted drama from filmmaker Ava DuVernay also doesn’t shy away from complex, controversial topics framing today’s real-life experiences, like the reality of trying to re-enter society as a convicted felon.
As DuVernay explains, one of the main characters in “Queen Sugar,” is facing this exact struggle. Ralph Angel is a formerly incarcerated single father trying to restart his life, but as he does so, he runs into a series of roadblocks that seem designed to prevent his reintegration. DuVernay says this is a prime illustration of what’s going on throughout the country.
“You get into the heart of the matter for formerly incarcerated people,” she says. “We put people in prison and they do their time, and they come out and they’re still doing time.”
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