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Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributor. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first African-American woman to win the award. For her work in Selma, DuVernay is the first black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. With Selma, she is also the first black woman director to have their film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
DuVernay was born in Long Beach, California, to mother Darlene Maye, an educator. DuVernay is the oldest of the five children. DuVernay grew up in Lynwood, California and Compton, California. DuVernay's father, Murray Maye, a businessman, is from Hayneville, Alabama, a small town between Montgomery and Selma. DuVernay spent summers in Hayneville. DuVernay said that these summers in Alabama influenced the making of Selma, as her father saw the Selma to Montgomery marches as a small child.
Ava DuVernay discusses the making of her new documentary 13TH at a press conference during the 54th New York Film Festival. The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand histor...
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http://democracynow.org - Ava DuVernay’s new documentary chronicles how our justice system has been driven by racism from the days of slavery to today’s era of mass incarceration. The film, "13th," is named for the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery with the exception of punishment for crime. The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of its prisoners. In 2014, more than 2 million people were incarcerated in the United States—of those, 40 percent were African-American men. According to the Sentencing Project, African-American males born today have a one-in-three chance of going to prison in their lifetimes if incarceration trends continue. We speak to Ava DuVernay. Her previous work includes the hit 2014 film "Selma." With "Selma," DuVe...
The director of '13TH' discusses the inspiration for her filmmaking and her strategy for success.
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http://democracynow.org - Ava DuVernay’s recent Netflix documentary, "13th," just picked up three Critics’ Choice Awards and is on the Oscar shortlist for best documentary. The film chronicles how the U.S. criminal justice system has been driven by racism from the days of slavery to today’s era of mass incarceration. The film is named for the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery with the exception of punishment for crime. Ava DuVernay’s previous work includes the hit 2014 film "Selma," which told the story of the campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others to draw the nation’s attention to the struggle for equal voting rights by marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March of 1965. With "Selma," DuVernay became the first African-American female director to hav...
Ava DuVernay, director, executive producer and creator of "Queen Sugar" stopped by the WSJ Cafe to talk about the new TV series on OWN, why she hired an all-female directing staff, and working with Oprah Winfrey.
Selma is a film that took a long time to get made, magically waiting, as movies do, for the right combination of people to come together, passionate, talented, and relentless enough to make it happen. Coming to the material just over a year ago, Ava DuVernay was the director who finally made it happen. She spoke to David Poland on the film's wide-release opening day about the process, the controversy, and the passion. Shot in Los Angeles, January 2015 Subscribe to DP/30 for more interviews: http://bit.ly/17Xg4Y1
Film director Ava DuVernay, nominated for a Golden Globe for the critically-acclaimed “Selma,” joined host Melissa Harris-Perry Sunday for an extensive interview.
David Oyelowo, who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the new movie “Selma,” talks to Charlie Rose about the challenges of being a black actor or filmmaker in Hollywood. The minute one performer opens the door for other artists of color, “it starts shutting unless there are more people coming through to blow the hinges off,” he says. Watch the full interview at www.charlierose.com. SUBSCRIBE to get the latest from Charlie Rose: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseSUBSCRIBE Connect with Charlie Rose Online: Visit the Charlie Rose WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseDotCom Like Charlie Rose on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseFacebook Follow Charlie Rose on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseTwitter Follow Charlie Rose on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseInstagram About Charlie Rose: Emmy award...
Director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo take us behind the scenes of their acclaimed drama about a crucial episode in the struggle for US civil rights: Martin Luther King's anti-segregation march of 1965.
The film, Selma, has become a topic of heated debate regarding the relationship between Martin Luther King, Jr. and the then sitting president, Lyndon Baines Johnson. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay speaks to the controversy in this sneak peek at her full DP/30 interview. The full interview is available here: http://youtu.be/Crx0OEYIvB8 Shot in Los Angeles, January 2015 Subscribe to DP/30 for more interviews: http://bit.ly/17Xg4Y1
The movie, "Selma," is getting plenty of attention for its portrayal of history, the relationship between Martin Luther King and President Lyndon Johnson -- and the way it showcases Dr. King's skills and choices as a political tactician and activist. What's less well-known is the extent to which director Ava DuVernay rewrote much of the script -- and that includes writing her own versions of Dr. King's speeches. As she explained to Gwen Ifill in our interview, DuVernay was not given permission to use the speeches through King's estate. They instead are connected with an upcoming film project by Steven Spielberg. Gwen asked DuVernay about the unique challenges of trying to capture the essence of iconic speeches without copying them.
Bill and Melinda Gates talk to Charlie Rose about the 15th anniversary of their foundation, and about the trip to South Africa that changed their understanding of how to make people's lives better. For more, visit www.charlierose.com SUBSCRIBE to get the latest from Charlie Rose: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseSUBSCRIBE Connect with Charlie Rose Online: Visit the Charlie Rose WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseDotCom Like Charlie Rose on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseFacebook Follow Charlie Rose on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseTwitter Follow Charlie Rose on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseInstagram About Charlie Rose: Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program th...
Watch this exclusive clip from the movie SELMA followed by an interview with Director Ava DuVernay and lead actor David Oyelowo. Blacktree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.) and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in! WEEKDAYS | 5:30 – 6:00pm, 1-1:30am WEEKENDS | 5 – 6:00pm Sat & Sun (CST)
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African American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) in partnership with BLACKOUT For Human Rights (BLACKOUT) presents a Los Angeles film series at the Downtown Independent. Free to the public, the films included in the series are MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (2012 Sundance Best Director Winner), FRUITVALE STATION (2013 Sundance Grand Jury Winner) and 25 TO LIFE (2014 American Black Film Festival Grand Jury Winner). Founded in 2011 by award winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, AFFRM is a distribution collective of black arts organizations dedicated to quality black independent films. BLACKOUT, founded by award winning filmmaker Ryan Cooglar, is a nationwide network of high profile artists, activists and faith leaders, who stand against human rights violations perpet...
Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman nominated for Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Director for "Selma," in addition to Independent Spirit and NAACP Image Award nominations. She won the Best Director Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for her acclaimed feature “Middle of Nowhere." Her previous narrative and documentary work includes "I Will Follow, "Venus Vs.," "My Mic Sounds Nice" and "This is The Life." Prior to her directorial career, DuVernay worked as a film marketer and publicist for more than 14 years. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/sxsw?sub_confirmation=1 About SXSW: Started in 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas...
During the Tribeca Film Festival, Ava DuVernay visited the SVA Theatre for a special Tribeca Talks®: Director Series event with NYC hip-hop pioneer Q-Tip. For an on-the-scene recap, check out our in-depth coverage; to see the whole thing for yourself, watch DuVernay and Q-Tip's full sit-down interview in the video above. For more visit https://tribecafilm.com and follow us: https://twitter.com/Tribeca https://instagram.com/tribeca
From the Reelblack Vault comes this previously unseen masterclass conducted by filmmaker Ava DuVernay in February 2011. Visit was in conjuntion with the release of Ava's debut narrative feature, I WILL FOLLOW. She paints a picture of the changing landscape in film distribution that allowed for the formation of ARRAY (formerly AFFRM). The succesful release of I WILL FOLLOW set the stage for everything to follow, including MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, QUEEN SUGAR and WRINKLE IN TIME. Camera: William Tucker. Event was hosted by Reelblack, Scribe Video Center and The Philadelphia Independent Film And Video Association. Follow @Ava @Arraynow
Duvernay appears on "Popcorn With Peter Travers" to talk about the making of and inspiration behind her new documentary "13th."
Panel discussion following Reelblack and the African American Museum in Philadelphia's screening of Ava DuVernay’s 13TH. Presented as part of AAMP’s annual MLK Weekend Celebration sponsored by Citizens Bank. Community partners: 900AM-WURD, BlackStar Film Festival, Scribe Video Center, Greater Philadelphia Film Office and Philadelphia Sunday Sun. Confirmed to moderate is 900AM WURD Program Director Stephanie Renee. Panelists for Friday’s screening are Mitchell Chance, public speaker and author of The Great Hijack https://www.amazon.com/Great-Hijack-stealing-Talented-through/dp/1539478823 William L. Goldsby, Chair Reconstruction Inc. Author, Reconstructing Rage https://www.amazon.com/Reconstructing-Rage-Transformative-Incarceration-Spirituality El Sawyer, Filmmaker and Social Justice A...
QUEEN SUGAR lead cast members Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe sat down for a Q&A; with Ava DuVernay & Natalie Baszile moderated by Oprah Winfrey and hosted by WGA
(New York) - Blacktree TV sits down with Ava DuVernay, Writer & Director of the new documentary '13TH', which highlights the loophole in the 13 Amendment that allows "slavery" to still exist here in America in the 21st century. '13TH' premieres globally October 7th on Netflix. Follow the conversation on social media: @13thFilm and #13thFilm BlackTree TV is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.). Catch The Revolt Review and TMI produced by BlackTree TV only on Revolt TV and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in! WEEKDAYS | 5:30 – 6:00pm, 1-1:30am WEEKENDS | 5 – 6:00pm Sat & Sun (CST) A BlackTree Media Production Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl...
RBTV caught up with Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director AVA DUVERNAY to discuss her new series QUEEN SUGAR, which premieres September 6/7, 2016 on OWN. Also featured in this clip are NATALIE BAZILE, author of the original Queen Sugar novel and actor KOFI SIRIBOE, who plays Ralph Angel in the film. Camera and Edit: Mike D. Special thanks, Ava DuVernay, Tilane Jone and The OWN Network.
http://democracynow.org - Today we spend the hour with Ava DuVernay, the director of the acclaimed new civil rights film "Selma," which tells the story of the campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to draw the nation's attention to the struggle for equal voting rights by marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March of 1965. While the film has been nominated for an Oscar for best picture, to the shock of many, DuVernay was not nominated. She would have made history as the first African-American woman nominated for best director. At the Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay joins us to discuss the making of the film and the Academy Award nominations. "The question is why was 'Selma' the only film that was in the running with people of color for the award?" she asks. Since 2010, Demo...
Ava DuVernay directed 2015 Best Picture Oscar nominee “Selma” and won a Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival for “Middle of Nowhere.” She tells TODAY about “Queen Sugar,” the new Oprah Winfrey Network drama she co-created with Oprah, about two sisters and a Louisiana sugarcane farm in the heart of Louisiana. She also shares a glimpse of Tamron Hall interning for a day on the set, and comments on the Barbie doll modeled after her. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the peop...