you know, like a young william crane directing blackula.he '90s was incredible, with "tales from the hood". >> and even before that," death by temptation". >> the movie's other release was delayed a year due to the pandemic but to the director and the cast, 2020, summer of gave renewed voice to this film. >> you use the phrase say her name. it comes in a time in our nation people are using that phrase following the death of breonna taylor. >> it was important to me to have that language in the film. in part because you have to say his name five times, the reason we say say his name, say her name, it's important to keep remembering these are people. >> candyman in our film, you know, even in the other "candyman" it's the entire history of being an unwilling martyr. we hopefully add empathy and understanding to that character. >> i'm struck by your phrasing, unwilling martyr. instantly made me think about george floyd in an age we live in seems like the movie comes at a particular time in which of horror films and horrors of history intersect