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Aisha meets her love interest's grandmother. Kathleen, a clairvoyant, explains the powers and purpose of the foreboding water spirit. Purple was the best fit for her story, as it frequently represents nobility, mystery and the divine. Again, hinting at the spirit world amid the film's everyday décor was of utmost importance. A sample of purple wallpaper, provided by Astek, informed the look. It was used to cover the walls of her traditional Harlem brownstone. The abstract pattern of flowers and fish scales provided the perfect canvas for a piece of hero art, which was to loom in the formal living room. Killing You Softly, by Wangechi Mutu, is a colorfully collaged piece of art that was written into the script. The piece depicts a razor- toothed Mami Wata holding what appears to be the disemboweled body of a woman. Producer Nikkia Moulterie spearheaded the arduous task of obtaining the rights to use the work within our film. Unfortunately, one of the stipulations of using this work was that it had to be printed at the same size as the original. At 80"x 58" the piece was imposing in the narrow brownstone, but luckily worked as a towering type of tarot card. Combining the texture of the wallpaper, Charlese's net-like wardrobe, and the Mami Wata piece, we conjured creatures that were just below the surface. ADG F. KATHLEEN'S BROWNSTONE. PRODUCTION STILL. G. AMY AND ADAM'S GUEST BATHROOM. PRODUCTION STILL. Jonathan Guggenheim, Production Designer Chloé Seytre, Art Director Joseph Feld, Assistant Art Director Caroline Brewer, Stor yboard Artist Caroline B. Scott, Set Decorator F G