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C I N E M O N T A G E
F E A T U R E
By Rob Feld
I
n c u t t i n g t h e f e a t u r e "A m e r i c a n
Fiction," Hilda Rasula, ACE, had a pow-
erful weapon: The performance from
lead actor Jerey Wright.
"American Fiction," Cord Jefferson's
LITERARY PURSUIT
screen adaptation of Percival Everett's nov-
el "Erasure," is among the most-acclaimed
films of 2023. The most subtle expression
in Wright's face could anchor a complex
scene that sought to bridge drama and
satire, but the calibration of tone and tim-
ing needed to be just right. For a relatively
low-budget film offering limited coverage
to work with, there was a good deal of mas-
saging to be done to leverage the treasures
IN 'AMERICAN FICTION',
PICTURE EDITOR HILDA RASULA MADE THE MOST
OF A COMMANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE
Hilda Rasula.
