MARIANNA, Fla (WDHN) — The story of the Arthur G ... tells the story of Black teen Elwood Curtis trying to survive at an abusive segregated reform school in 1960s Florida.

"Hattie saw Elwood as her hope," Ellis-Taylor explained ... It's inspired by the harrowing true story of the now-shut down Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida.

Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida, at which more than 100 students died from abuse. The film adaptation, like the novel, follows two young Black boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner ...

The two teenagers meet at the Nickel Academy, a lightly fictionalized version of the Florida School for Boys, in the 1960s. Elwood and Turner aren’t based on specific boys. But their plotlines ...

“Nickel Boys” is nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay. USA TODAY interviewed veteran actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who has played in movies like "Ray," "If Beale Street Could Talk," ...