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Ava Marie DuVernay (/ ˌ dj uː v ər ˈ n eɪ /; 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. 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.
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...
By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020. Although she did not pick up a camera until she was thirty-two, Ava DuVernay has made history as a writer, director, and producer. She was the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival, be nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe, direct a film nominated ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Ava DuVernay (born August 24, 1972, Long Beach, California, U.S.) is an American director, producer, and writer whose film and television projects explore the African American experience. Among her best-known works are the film Selma (2014), the documentary 13th (2016), and the miniseries When They See Us (2019).
Ava Marie DuVernay. Height. 5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m) Mini Bio. 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 16, 2024 · Her Oscar-nominated documentary “ 13th ” and the Emmy-winning mini-series “ When They See Us ” effortlessly straddled the line between education and entertainment, using the power of cinema to examine history from new angles. In “Origin,” an inspired adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson ’s 2020 nonfiction book Caste: The Origins of Our ...
