The English name of this film is jumping the broom, literally translated as "Jumping the broom", which is a ceremony to be held when black slaves living in the United States get married. Because in the era of slavery, black men and women were not allowed to get married and live together. Therefore, in order to announce their love, engagement and future life to the world, a pair of black men and women will dance and sing to the beat of drums and singers and jump over a broom lying on the ground together. After skipping the broom, their "engagement" was recognized by the world, and they could live together in a justified way to some extent. At first, the black man jumped over a real broom. Because in African culture, broom is an important tool for life. Throughout the African continent, brooms mean the beginning of a new life for newlyweds; In southern Africa, on the first day after marriage, the bride will use a broom to help other women in her husband's family clean the house together to show that she has joined her husband's family and is willing to undertake the work at home. With the end of the Civil War, the end of slavery and the further promotion of black status, broom jumping has become a symbolic "ceremony" in black culture, especially in marriage culture. At the beginning of the 20th century, people stopped "jumping broom" and jumped over a bunch of flowers or other symbolic objects. Later, this custom spread to gypsies and all over the world. The area that still retains this tradition today is Wales. The groom jumps first, and the bride follows.

Now, this has become an indispensable part of a performance or wedding, just a symbolic "ceremony" with good wishes. Salim Aqeel, the film director, said, "This is actually a tradition in black weddings. Whether you are a high official or a civilian, as long as you are black and have an old man at home, this link is essential at your wedding. The reason why I value this thing so much and show it in movies is because it is a part of our culture and also represents a kind of history and the past. I don't think we should forget it There are two families with completely different status in the film, and they have to come together because of marriage. The mother of that humble family wants her daughter-in-law to jump on the broom at the wedding. However, this traditional custom was opposed. All the jokes in the film revolve around the status, culture, background and thinking differences between the two families. If there is such a contradiction in the movie in real life, it is actually not funny at all. But this setting has achieved good results on the screen. In any case, for some black people, at the wedding, no matter what happens, no matter what conflict occurs, we have to jump over the broom. "

Black comedy, black man-made

The wedding is a downright black comedy. Whether screenwriters, directors, actors or producers, dark-skinned filmmakers account for half of the country. The benefits of such a cast for this film are self-evident. Because this is a film noir, it can only be called original if it is written by a black man. Moreover, black English is slightly different from white English. There are a lot of slang and strange accents used by blacks in the film, and only blacks can express this "street English" flavor. Director Salim Aqeel said: "Indeed, in order to make the film full of black style, I recruited many first-class black actors in today's film industry, especially angela bassett, a star who can stand alone, and the film suddenly became more colorful. Besides this veteran actor, there are middle-aged paula patton, young meagan good and gary dourdan who is famous for CSI. It can be said that the whole team is black. We have our culture and habits, and it is precisely this cultural connection that we will have many ideas when we die while filming. We added some jokes and lines that appeared on the spot to the script. The whole shooting process is very harmonious and enjoyable. "

Although it is the first time to direct a big-screen work, Salim Akil has been in the television industry for many years, so it is only natural to direct these actors to film. But he is still a layman in film editing, so the crew specially invited an experienced editor to check it out. The editor's name is Tereline A. Slopsear, and she is a black woman. She has edited movies such as Snakes, Tell Me and The Secret Life of Bees. Talking about his cooperation with Aqeel, Slopshaw said: "Very good. Although it is only Aqeel's debut, he still seems to be familiar with the whole production process. Our work is synchronized. He shoots while I edit, and then we will sit down and discuss. A few days before the film started shooting, I was hired by the crew. At first, I just thought it was just routine. But then I saw that the whole film was almost completely black, and I thought it was great and interesting. Later, after reading the script and understanding the story, I became more and more interested in this film. My work is progressing smoothly. I often sit down and talk with writers, directors and actors. Sometimes I suggest that the director make some changes to his lens and shooting method. After that, I will tell Akil from the perspective of editing and final effect that I think how to shoot it will be better, and he has given me enough respect and will consider and adopt my suggestion. This kind of communication and exchange is really necessary, especially for new film directors. Under normal circumstances, I will not affect the director's shooting, but this film is different, because the whole crew has a sense of unity, and I am deeply encouraged. "