One of the last scenes of Sunday’s episode of “Insecure” shows Molly walking alone as the sun sets on the resort where she’s bae-cationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Ellis, who also plays Issa’s ex-boyfriend Lawrence on the show, told HuffPost in a phone interview that that scene was one of the most challenging to film.
In preparation for his directorial debut, the Sumter, South Carolina, native went to Mexico three times, scouting locations and figuring out ways to shoot a show that’s so inherently Los Angeles in a foreign country.
Fast forward to “Insecure,” Ellis told show creator Issa Rae that he was interested in directing.
As with the rest of the world, time has slowed down for Ellis during the pandemic.