Ina mayhew biography

Respect Production Designer Ina Mayhew always knew that she was going to end up in media, but her path directed her towards film when a movie was being produced on campus while she attended college.

Prior to working on Respect, Mayhew and filmmaker Lisel Tommy worked on Queen Sugar and Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.

Because of this, the two had already developed a shorthand by the time they started working on the Aretha Franklin biopic.

Mayhew described her design process at length, discusses the most challenging set in the film, and talks about the challenges that come with working on a period film compared to a contemporary film.

She also talks about authenticity and how much of it is important in a biopic. Mayhew is no stranger to contemporary films having worked with filmmaker Tyler Perry on a number of films together.

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