Janelle Monae is opening up about feeling all the feelings during filming on her upcoming movie, Antebellum.
The 34-year-old entertainer spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the movie and what was going through her mind as they shot on a plantation. “I brought all of my ancestors home with me,” Janelle shared during the roundtable discussion. “And we were filming most of the stuff at night on a plantation, and I felt everything.” She added, “There were just certain conversations even at craft services that if I heard would be triggering for me.
I couldn’t even talk to my family sometimes. It was kind of unhealthy when I think back.” Antebellum centers on Janelle‘s character, author Veronica Henley, who, after speaking about about systemic