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the godly touch of a black woman 

“At first, the section opened with Black (Trevante Rhodes) encountering his mother (Naomie Harris) in a rehab facility with little context related to his adult life. The transition had a rushed quality. “It was too quick to go right into this scene with a newly bulked-up Chiron,” Sanders said. “You’re not ready to be emotionally engaged with him.” It became McMillon’s job to convince Jenkins that the passage needed a more gradual opening, beginning with Chiron’s life as a drug dealer and working its way up to the compassionate encounter with his mother. At first, Jenkins rejected the idea, but with time he warmed up to it. “As we found a place for everything, it became organic,” she said.”