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Misan Sagay is a British-Nigerian screenwriter, best known for the 2013 film Belle.
Misan Sagay is known for Belle (2013), Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) and The Secret Laughter of Women (1999).
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May 15, 2014 · The Riveter's editor Kaylen Ralph interviews Misan Sagay, who wrote the script for "Belle" a new movie about racial and gender tensions in late 1700's England.
Even as a thriving emergency room doctor, Misan Sagay heard the rumblings of a deeper dream. She had always loved stories and the transportive magic of movies. It was through film that the tropical breezes of Gidget Goes Hawaiian blew into her childhood home in Cambridge, England.
Misan discusses the importance of analysing history and giving voice to the previously unheard to give a more accurate representation of the past, and conseq...
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Misan Sagay: It’s about Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed race girl who was raised by her Great Uncle Lord Mansfield in the 18th Century. She lived as sisters with his other ward, her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray.
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Misan Sagay is known for Belle (2013), Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) and The Secret Laughter of Women (1999).
