‘Passing’ filmmaker Rebecca Hall shares the personal story behind her movie

Rebecca Hall (right) works on the set of Passing with actors Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson.

Hall’s new Netflix film centers on two light-skinned Black women — one of whom passes for white. The story is a personal one for Hall: Her grandfather and mother also passed as white.

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Hall’s new Netflix film centers on two light-skinned Black women — one of whom passes for white. The story is a personal one for Hall: Her grandfather and mother also passed as white.