“I stood next to the left bullet hole in the ground where Oscar was shot,” she said. In addition to shooting on location at San Quentin (Grant served time for drug dealing), she found the three BART station scenes, particularly Fruitvale, to be an emotional experience for cast and crew. The New Orleans-based Beachler, whose recent production designs include “Hateship/Courtship,” “The Culling” and “Worst Prom Ever,” worked closely with Coogler and cinematographer Rachel Morrison to determine the proper look and feel of the film, including tiny details such as changing gas prices in a gas station scene for complete accuracy. So to see that the movie has resonated with so many people and that it might also be a catalyst for change is very special.” We had an idea this film would take off when the Weinstein Company purchased it at Sundance, but oftentimes well-received films at festivals do not translate to the everyday, to the rest of the population. The Trayvon Martin case had just begun to catch on. “One year ago this month we were filming all the BART station scenes including Fruitvale. “The reaction to this film has been mind-blowing,” said Beachler. Praised at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and the Cannes Film Festival in France, the movie has already wowed critics and has garnered considerable Oscar buzz in multiple categories, including Best Picture, added with the hope of attracting a larger, diverse audience in the aftermath of the controversial George Zimmerman verdict. Arriving locally Friday and produced by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, “Fruitvale Station” is a gripping, gritty account based on the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, an unarmed black man fatally shot by a white transit police officer at an Oakland, Calif., BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station on New Year’s Day in 2009.
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