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Sep 25, 2019 · A director, writer, producer, and rapper (!), Ava DuVernay is a one-woman movement. From the beginning of her stage career dropping rhymes in the musical duo Figures of Speech to her visits to the Emmys and the launch of her Array Alliance's curated film series this fall, DuVernay has amassed a body of work that aims to go beyond just entertaining an audience.
Feb 22, 2018 · With A Wrinkle in Time, director Ava DuVernay merges sci-fi’s embrace of the Other with her own vision for a better, more inclusive future. Art Streiber/August Images. Late fall in the redwood ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Ava DuVernay's film "Origin" is now available for home viewing. Adapted from Isabel Wilkerson’s book, it explores American racism's cultural roots, linking them to global caste systems. The film stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal, with accolades from the African American Film Critics Association and NAACP Image Awards nominations.
Sep 5, 2023 · Reporting from Venice, Italy. Sept. 5, 2023. “I’ve never even seen that beach!” said Ava DuVernay as she took in the view on Monday at a hotel restaurant on the Lido, the island where the ...
Jan 16, 2024 · By Reggie Ugwu. Jan. 16, 2024. Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor were in the middle of shooting their new drama, “Origin,” when Ellis-Taylor gave the writer-director some last-minute ...
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 debuted ...
t. e. 13th is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay. It explores the prison-industrial complex, and the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States". [3] The title refers to the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the ...
