Ava DuVernay is a titan of modern Hollywood, paving the way as a director, producer, and writer with her groundbreaking work ...

Ava DuVernay has risen as a powerful force in Hollywood, especially when it comes to historical narratives. Her work is ...

In a live on-stage interview with Q's Tom Power at the Banff World Media Festival, James reflects on his life and career.

Ava DuVernay couldn’t get traditional financing for “Origin,” based on the book “Caste.” But the Ford Foundation, Melinda Gates and other philanthropists were willing to help.

“We were told, ‘You probably shouldn’t do that.’ ‘That’s not going to work.’ But we did it anyway.” Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director ...

When Oprah Winfrey encouraged Bafta and Golden Globe-winning US director Ava DuVernay to read Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents, she wasn't in the right "space".

Ava DuVernay (Maya Iman) In the space of less than a decade, DuVernay has distinguished herself as a voice of her generation, weighing in on the Black American experience, ...

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.

AVA DUVERNAY: At a time when truth itself is under revision and fear feels like an animating force - fear of mirrors, fear of memory, fear of the full American story told in its dazzling ...

Ava DuVernay’s new feature film, adapted from the Isabel Wilkerson book “Caste,” turns the journalist into a character who examines oppression. Skip to content Skip to site index.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 06: (L-R) Ava DuVernay and Caroline A. Wanga, CEO, Essence Ventures apeak onstage during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N ...

Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director, writer and producer is no stranger to carving her own path. With “Origin,” her latest film, ...