FKA twigs is set to portray legendary entertainer and civil rights icon Josephine Baker in an upcoming biopic directed by French filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré (Cuties, Hawa). The film will explore Baker’s remarkable journey from her early life in St. Louis to international stardom in 1920s Paris, as well as her work with the French Resistance during World War II and her fight for civil rights. The cast also includes Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, with production taking place in France and Bulgaria.
