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Ava Marie DuVernay ( / ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ /; [1] born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, two NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee of an Academy Award and Golden Globe.
Ava DuVernay. A director, producer, writer, marketer and film distributor, Ava DuVernay made her feature film debut with the documentary This is the Life (2008), a history on hip hop movement that flourished in Los Angeles in the 1990's.
Mar 8, 2024 · Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is a director known for 'Selma,' '13th' and 'A Wrinkle in Time.' She is the first African American female director to receive a Golden Globe nomination and have a film ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Ava DuVernay is best known for her films and TV shows that explore experiences of African Americans, including Jim Crow-era racism, the civil rights movement, racial inequities of mass incarceration, and the history of hip-hop music.
Ava DuVernay. Writer: Queen Sugar. A director, producer, writer, marketer and film distributor, Ava DuVernay made her feature film debut with the documentary This is the Life (2008), a history on hip hop movement that flourished in Los Angeles in the 1990's.
Jan 20, 2024 · F or filmmaker Ava DuVernay, who made Selma, 13th, and When They See Us, the journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s watershed 2020 book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (recommended to her repeatedly...
Jun 21, 2021 · By her early thirties, Ava DuVernay was already a successful entrepreneur, having founded her own film publicity agency in Los Angeles. But after years of watching other people make...
Jan 22, 2024 · The US director speaks about her hard-hitting new film exploring how prejudice has thrived around the world – and why she struggles with questions about its brutal scenes.
Jan 29, 2024 · Ava DuVernay felt a sense of urgency around sharing the message of ‘Origin’ and brought the conversation straight to the Washington, DC, and those tasked with creating the nation’s laws.
Jan 21, 2024 · Ava DuVernay Wants to Build a New System. The director behind “Selma” and “When They See Us” on how her latest film, “Origin,” drew inspiration and funding from unlikely sources—and...
