Octavia Spencer, Michael B. Jordan, writer/director Ryan Coogler and fresh face Melonie Diaz talk about their experiences making the Sundance breakout movie Fruitvale Station, a moving, gritty tale about a young man trying to escape his fate.
VIDEO: Indie Icons ‘Take 5’: Octavia Spencer and the Cast of ‘Fruitvale Station’
Jordan reveals that he cried when he first read the script, while Spencer tells The Hollywood Reporter that she believed in the project so much that she coughed up some of her own money to complete it.
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