Design for the Decades
with
Ruth E. Carter, UCLA TFT Copley Center’s Swarovski Designer-in-Residence
UCLA Bridges Theater
Monday, May 15th, 2017
7:00pm-9:00pm
(reception to follow)
Ruth E. Carter’s unparalleled ability to develop an authentic story through costume and character has made her one of the most sought after and renowned costume designers today. She has garnered two Academy Award (Oscar) nominations for “Best Costume Design,” for Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (1992) and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad (1997). Ruth Carter holds a BA from Hampton University, majoring in Theatre Arts. Carter has worked in the industry for three decades and has been credited with well over forty films to date. Carter is a frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee. Carter and Lee have worked on twelve films together beginning with School Daze (1988) and including Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X, Old Boy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Known for her research and diligence to the craft, specifically for her outstanding work for period ensemble films like the highly praised Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013), and Best Picture Academy Award nominee Selma (2014), her most recent period work. Currently she recently wrapped the film Marshall, about the life of the first African American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall and is currently shooting the new Marvel super hero film, Black Panther.
