Ava DuVernay

Director • Writer

Birth Date: August 24, 1972

Age: 50 years old

Birth Place: Long Beach, California

A gifted, socially conscious writer, director and producer, Ava DuVernay went from in-demand publicist to helming her own projects when she saw a gap in the marketplace for non-stereotypical African-American independent films. After experiencing success with the award-winning documentaries "This is the Life" (2008) and "My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip-Hop" (BET, 2010), DuVernay turned her focus to narratives features with the acclaimed tale of moving on from grief, "I Will Follow" (2011), the first release from her industry-changing collective, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). DuVernay impressed critics even further with her follow-up, "Middle of Nowhere" (2012), the story of a woman (Emayatzy Corinealdi) who makes enormous personal sacrifices to support her incarcerated husband (Omari Hardwick) but eventually reaches a personal crossroads. Her film dramatizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 civil rights march, "Selma" (2014), was even more acclaimed. Earning massive acclaim across the board, DuVernay made history as the first African-American winner of Best Director from the Sundance Film Festival. Blessed with a huge talent to match her social conscience, Ava DuVernay excited critics and fans who were proud to join her in championing challenging African-American independent films of depth and substance. DuVernay also broke ground on television with a collaboration with longtime friend and mentor Oprah Winfrey, "Queen Sugar" (OWN 2016- ) and was tapped to direct the film version of the classic children's fantasy "A Wrinkle In Time," making her the first African-American woman to helm a feature with a budget over one hundred million dollars.

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Ava DuVernay

Director • Writer

Birth Date: August 24, 1972

Age: 50 years old

Birth Place: Long Beach, California

Credits

One Perfect ShotStream

One Perfect ShotStream

NaomiStream

NaomiStream

DMZStream

DMZStream

Colin in Black and WhiteStream

Colin in Black and WhiteStream

Home Sweet Home

CBS Mornings

The White TigerStream

A Concerto Is a Conversation

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

OWN Spotlight The Culture Connection to August 28th, with Ava DuVernay and Rev. Sharpton

OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?

Dear...Stream

Cherish the DayStream

Cherish the Day: Extras

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

Tamron Hall

Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

When They See UsStream

When They See UsStream

When They See UsStream

When They See UsStream

The Red LineStream

Today With Hoda & Jenna

Trailblazer Honors 2019

Desus & MeroStream

Desus & Mero: Extras

Today 3rd Hour

Cultureshock: Chris Rock's Bring the Pain

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

Shine On with Reese

Extras: Shine On with Reese

A Wrinkle in Time: Extras

American Woman With Brooke Baldwin

A Wrinkle in Time

Half the Picture

Zamanda Kivrilma

13th: A Conversation With Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay

Queen SugarStream

Queen SugarStream

Queen SugarStream

Today's Take

ChelseaStream

Celebrity PageStream

13TH

13TH

13TH

13TH

The Daily Show With Trevor NoahStream

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

Black Girls Rock! 2015

For Justice

For Justice

Women of Power

Oprah Prime

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Being Mary JaneStream

Life Itself

SelmaStream

SelmaStream

Hello Beautiful's Interludes: John Legend

The Real

Nine for IX

99 Percent: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

The Root 100

ScandalStream

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Stream

CBS This Morning

Middle of Nowhere

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