The ‘Harriet’ Trailer Is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before About Slavery
Hollywood loves to indulge in these sweeping narratives about the antebellum South and slavery–but Harriet, the new film on Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo) is changing the game. These Harriet biopic trailer tweet reactions are astounding. They prove that we’re in for an entirely new cinematic experience about 19th century America that puts a Black woman at the center. Helmed by Eve’s Bayou director Kasi Lemmons, Harriet follows the Underground Railroad conductor who escaped from slavery to become the most wanted woman in America.
The heart-stopping trailer begins with Harriet’s harrowing escape from her slaver owner (Joe Alwyn) and her 100 miles journey North. She meets Philadelphia-based abolitionist,...
