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The New Yorker “I wanted to show—this is black people,” Melina Matsoukas said about Beyoncé's “Formation” video. “We triumph, we suffer, we’re drowning, we’re being beaten, we’re dancing, we’re eating, and we’re still here.”

The New Yorker For Beyoncé's “Formation” video, Melina Matsoukas found ideas in the work of Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Octavia Butler.

The New Yorker “I wanted to talk about police brutality and talk about us dying and us being killed, but do it an artful way,” Melina Matsoukas said about Beyoncé's “Formation” video.

The New Yorker Melina Matsoukas had just returned home from a trip to Cuba when she was asked to direct the video for a Beyoncé song called “Formation.”

The New Yorker Black feminists have often been forced to pick between being politically black or politically female. “It’s an unfair struggle that only black women can understand and relate to,” Melina Matsoukas said.

The New Yorker “I wanted to show—this is black people,” Melina Matsoukas said about Beyoncé's “Formation” video. “We triumph, we suffer, we’re drowning, we’re being beaten, we’re dancing, we’re eating, and we’re still here.”

The New York Times Beyoncé rang about the "Formation" video. Melina Matsoukas then came up with a concept in the middle of the night.

MTV She's all grown up.

Distractify This is some serious talent! (via Melina Bear Performance Art)