'It's an ongoing celebration:' Ruth E. Carter on the cultural impact of her Afrofuturistic...

The Marvel film "Black Panther" has a lot to amaze audiences — stunning CGI, a roster of A-List actors. But the finer details that make Wakanda what it is aren't acted, or computer generated. They're sewn together, stitch by stitch, by an entire team off-screen.

Ruth E. Carter won an academy award for her costume work on "Black Panther," and she has a resume that spans decades of legendary film work, including "Malcolm X," "Amistad," "Selma," and "Do The Right Thing."

Carter's work is on display right now at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop) in an exhibit titled, "Afrofuturism in Costume Design."

KUOW arts and culture reporter Mike Davis went to see the exhibit and spoke with Carter about the generational inspirations and impacts of her work, from the ancestral designs that define the costumes in "Black Panther" to the sneaker culture influences of Spike Lee in "Do the Right Thing."