The pandemic was an opportunity for @tessamaethompson to reestablish what she does and why. Going back to work also got her thinking about her own place in an industry in need of change. She’s grateful for the route she’s taken in Hollywood—playing complex roles that aren’t typically offered to Black women while searching for “the very human thing” in her characters. “I feel really lucky in my career to have gotten to play the kind of protagonist as a Black woman that we don’t necessarily always see,” she says. Read the full story at the link in bio. — Video: Producer: @amandadimartino Director of Photography: @ryandevita Editor: Shirley Cheng Stylist: @samiranasr Creative Director: @lauragenninger Hair: @lacyredway Makeup: @romyglow Manicure: @ginaedwards_ Production: Eric Jacobson at @henstoothproductions Set Design: @itsmeiansaltersworld Story by: @laurenmichelejackson Entertainment Director: @angcutt