'Waves' filmmaker Trey Edward Shults on creating complex characters in family drama

Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, filmmaker Trey Edward Shults joins CBS News contributor Jamie Wax to discuss his new movie, "Waves," and his personal connection to the story of a suburban family navigating love, grief and forgiveness in the wake of a tragedy. He explains how the themes of addiction, parental and societal pressure on teenagers to succeed, and forgiveness of oneself and others are woven into each of the characters to create this complex family drama. Shults also shares the camera techniques used to help the audience understand what the characters are feeling. Plus, Shults explains how as a white man, he was able to script a black family drama with the help of one of the film's stars, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

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