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Maple, the first Black woman to join the cinematographers union in New York and among the first Black women to direct an independent feature film with “Will,” died in 2023 at age 86.

Shooting the episodes in one take required cinematographer Matt Lewis and camera operator Lee David Brown to work in tandem.

As Schwartz noted, the actresses sang live on set—something cinematographer Alice Brooks said "affected the entire mood of the set."

“The fundraising gala, where Zoe’s dancing among the tables, was much more improvised,” the cinematographer says.

Both began documenting their lives, in and out of strife, as co-director and cinematographer, respectively, of this film.