LA Times Today: Oscar nominee Sophia Nahli Allison on her film ‘A Love Song for Latasha’
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Just days after Rodney King’s beating in 1991, 15-year old Latasha Harlins was shot and killed by a shopkeeper who thought she was stealing a bottle of juice. Her death became one of the catalysts of the L.A. riots.
Documentary filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison has made a movie that shows the world how Latasha lived.
We talked to Allison about her Oscar nominated film, “A Love Song for Latasha.”
Documentary filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison has made a movie that shows the world how Latasha lived.
We talked to Allison about her Oscar nominated film, “A Love Song for Latasha.”