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    Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy...
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    13th is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay. It explores the prison–industrial complex, and the "intersection of race, justice, and...
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  • crime drama television miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, that premiered in four parts on May 31, 2019. It is based...
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  • Origin (film) (category Films directed by Ava DuVernay)
    Origin is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor...
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    series Grotesquerie (2024–present). Nash collaborated with director Ava DuVernay in the drama films Selma (2014) and Origin (2023), and the miniseries...
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    performance in the 2012 drama film Middle of Nowhere, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. In 2014, she played the role of Yvonne "Vee" Parker, the main antagonist...
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  • A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film) (category Films directed by Ava DuVernay)
    in Time is a 2018 American science fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, based on Madeleine L'Engle's...
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    opposite Uzo Aduba and Vanessa Williams. In 2019, she starred in the Ava DuVernay-directed miniseries When They See Us for Netflix. She received a Primetime...
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    KORR-ih-NAHL-dee; born January 14, 1980) is an American actress. She starred in the Ava DuVernay 2012 drama film Middle of Nowhere for which she won Gotham Independent...
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    Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime...
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    Bros. Animation for Netflix, with production commencing in April 2021. Ava DuVernay was to helm the project, which would initially include ten 40-minute...
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  • February 21, 2023. Gyarkye, Lovia (September 6, 2023). "'Origin' Review: Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Turn Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' Into a Tender...
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    nonfiction best-seller list. On October 14, 2020, Netflix announced Ava DuVernay would write, direct, and produce a feature film adaptation of Caste....
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  • Middle of Nowhere (2012 film) (category Films directed by Ava DuVernay)
    Nowhere is a 2012 American independent drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick and Lorraine...
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    negatively by critics. Better received was her role as Meg Murry in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time, which was based on the novel of the same name. In...
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  • For DC's New Gods Movie By Ava DuVernay". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. DuVernay, Ava [@ava] (May 6, 2020). "Because you...
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  • Selma (film) (category Films directed by Ava DuVernay)
    Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches...
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  • received a film adaptation in 2023, Origin, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. In Caste, Wilkerson identifies eight "pillars of caste", or features...
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  • directed by John Kent Harrison, and a 2018 theatrical film directed by Ava DuVernay, both produced by The Walt Disney Company. Raised in the Upper East Side...
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    not know that they know trans people in their personal life. In 2018, Ava Duvernay won a GLAAD Excellence in Media Award for her advocacy for inclusion...
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  • series created and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, with Oprah Winfrey serving as an executive producer. DuVernay also directed the first two episodes...
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    Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us directed by Ava DuVernay. Later in 2019, Blake was cast as Vivian Maddox in How to Get Away with...
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    Retrieved January 28, 2023. Hammond, Pete (November 10, 2022). "Will Smith, Ava DuVernay & Antoine Fuqua Among New Honorees For CCA's Celebration Of Black Cinema...
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    novel of the same name, in which she plays Mrs. Whatsit. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the feature co-stars Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling, and was released...
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  • Bahrani, and executive produced by Chopra Jonas, Prem Akkaraju, and Ava DuVernay. An adaptation of Aravind Adiga's 2008 novel, the story is about Balram...
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    by American director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay. Active in the cinematographic field since 2000s, DuVernay started as an independent director, received...
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    Retrieved 2022-02-16. Gyarkye, Lovia (2023-09-06). "'Origin' Review: Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Turn Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' Into a Tender...
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  • I Will Follow (film) (category Films directed by Ava DuVernay)
    Follow is a 2010 American independent drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay, who also produced the film with Molly Mayeux. It stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield...
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  • Angeles (2021) Ava DuVernay's drama “Queen Sugar” continued to fuel a pipeline of female directors of color with its most recent seasons. DuVernay launched...
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  • comic with Ava DuVernay directing the pilot with Roberto Patino writing the pilot and as showrunner the series. It was also announced that DuVernay and Patino...
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