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     ‘Untraditional Ideas’: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Explores Caste and Loss in Film ‘Origin’ at Harvard IOP Forum

     Screenwriter Ava DuVernay spoke about her latest film “Origin,” which is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson as she wrote her award-winning book “Caste,” at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Forum event on Wednesday evening.

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     As Participant Shutters, Hollywood Insiders Sign Letter Calling for “Films With Purpose” to Be Greenlit

     Matt Damon, Kerry Washington, Jane Fonda and Alfonso Cuarón also signed a letter asserting that social impact storytelling is "needed now more than ever."

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     Participant "Gratitude & Pride": Ava DuVernay, Martin Sheen, Regina King, Alfonso Cuarón, Matt Damon, Diego Luna & More Ask Hollywood To Embrace Shuttered Company's Social ...

     As Neil Young once sang, the now shuttered Participant is gone, but not forgotten. Some of Tinseltown's leading talents like Regina King, George Clooney, Ava DuVernay, Daniel Dae Kim, Martin Sheen, Regina King,

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     As Participant Closes, 60 Stars and Directors Sign Open Letter for Hollywood to Keep ‘Harnessing the Power of Art to Change the World'

     George Clooney, Aflonso Cuarón, Ava DuVernay, Jane Fonda, Regina King, Viola Davis, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Color of Change president Rashad Robinson and more are signators, in addition to groups like GLAAD and ...

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     AFI Life Achievement Award Honors Nicole Kidman Red Carpet Photos: Keith Urban, Reese Witherspoon, Ava DuVernay & More

     The 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala also featured Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS (AFI Class of 1992), this year’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient. Past recipients include Darren Aronofsky, Lesli Linka Glatter, Siân Heder, Patty Jenkins, Janusz Kamiński, Mimi Leder, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Melina Matsoukas and Rachel Morrison.

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2. www.today.com › popculture › popcultureWhy Ava DuVernay decided not to get married or have kids - TODAY

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   Feb 4, 2022 · The director of "Selma" and "When They See Us" reveals why she decided not to get married or have kids and how she embraced her natural hair. She also shares her favorite scene from "A Wrinkle in Time" and how she treats herself better.

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     Ava DuVernay's new film explores roots of US racism

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4. www.theguardian.com › film › 2023Ava DuVernay: ‘We need to wake up. We’re less than a year ...

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   Dec 11, 2023 · Mon 11 Dec 2023 06.11 EST. Biopics about white men and their intellectual quests are practically a subgenre. Oppenheimer. The Theory of Everything. The Imitation Game. In Origin, Ava DuVernay...

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5. variety.com › 2022 › tv'Queen Sugar' Series Finale: Ava DuVernay Unpacks the ...

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   Dec 1, 2022 · Nov 30, 2022 4:41pm PT. Ava DuVernay’s Poetic ‘Queen Sugar’ Series Finale Emphasizes the Everlasting Nature of Family. By Angelique Jackson. OWN. After seven seasons, the Bordelon family’s...

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7. variety.com › 2023 › filmAva DuVernay Ends Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV - Variety

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   May 11, 2023 · The filmmaker has ended her rich overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, which was set to expire on May 31, after the parties' successful collaboration on OWN's "Queen Sugar" and other projects. She is currently working on a half-hour series for Starz, a film based on DC Comics characters, and a film inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents."

8. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesAva DuVernay makes history at Venice Film Festival - Los ...

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   Sep 6, 2023 · Sept. 6, 2023 2:45 PM PT. Ava DuVernay made history Wednesday as the first African American woman to direct a feature in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The trailblazing director...

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   Who is Ava DuVernay?

   • Ava DuVernay made history Wednesday as the first African American woman to direct a feature in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The trailblazing director debuted her picture “Origin” at the event, where she spoke about the challenges Black filmmakers face while navigating the international film festival circuit.

   Ava DuVernay makes history at Venice Film Festival - Los Angeles Times

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   Where does Ava DuVernay direct 'origin'?

   • Ava DuVernay directs on the set of 'Origin,' at the Bebelplatz in Berlin. Atsushi Nishijima—NEON

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   Did Ava DuVernay make a big splash at the Venice Film Festival?

   • Ava DuVernay ‘s latest feature, Origin, made a major splash at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, earning a nine-minute standing ovation and hoots of appreciation as the curtain came down on its world premiere. DuVernay is making history in Italy this week.

   Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Wows Venice With Huge Standing Ovation – The

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   Did Ava DuVernay choose not to get married?

   • Ava DuVernay opened up about her life in a new interview and said it was her "choice" to not get married or have kids.

   Why Ava DuVernay decided not to get married or have kids - TODAY

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10. deadline.com › 2023 › 09Ava DuVernay Talks 'Origin' Ahead Of Movie's World Premiere

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    Sep 6, 2023 · Origin director Ava DuVernay says of the deep roots of discrimination and the cruel consequences of subjugation. “Now, in a similar way, you allow it to come across your feed? You repost it and...

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    Jan 20, 2024 · Speaking with TIME from a car in a snowy Manhattan in January, DuVernay discussed how turning Caste into a movie allowed her to tap into new modes of storytelling. The conversation has been...