Jordan Peele's directorial debut Get Out is absolutely killing it at the box office in the US, already taking $113 million (on a budget of $5 million). It's a brilliant, frightening and funny horror about modern liberal racism, which has gone down a storm with critics and audiences alike.
One of the things that stands out about the film though, is that it's a story that's rarely told. In fact black protagonists in horror films, and black directors of horror films, are a rarity.
Peele wants to do something about that.
Talking exclusively to Digital Spy, he offered this to would-be black movie-makers.
"For young black horror filmmakers, if you have a script, reach out and I'll try to help it get made. Monkeypaw Productions is my production company and we're really trying to promote untapped voices in genre."
Peele blames the lack of diversity in Hollywood on a couple of things.
"One is there's this misconception in Hollywood—that is hopefully nearing its end - that black leads in films don't do well, particularly overseas," he explained.
"But I think even more, the reason we don't see more films about the African American experience is because we haven't nurtured black talent, we haven't encouraged young black filmmakers to dream big.
"When you have that, that's when you have this systemic problem where artists aren't getting their platforms, aren't given their platforms.
"Some stories it's impossible for a white person to tell."
Peele says he has plans for four more horror movies "with each one to take on a different demon embedded in society."
In the meantime, he offers this advice for up and coming filmmakers: "I would say, write your favorite movie that hasn't been made."
Get Out is out now in cinemas.
