Ina Mayhew, photographed outside her studio in Lake Hill, New York. Photos: Heather Sten

Meet the Visionary Bringing Aretha Franklin’s Biopic ‘Respect’ to Life

Production design is a White boy’s field, but Ina Mayhew broke that mold

Adrienne Gibbs
Published in
6 min readJun 29, 2020

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When the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect comes out (hopefully later this year), you can credit production designer Ina Mayhew for how it looks. It’s her job to create sets and designs that make the location real. It won’t just…

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