Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay is a filmmaker, distributor, producer, and barrier-breaking powerhouse. She's worked across many genres in both film and tv but I'm partial to her documentary projects.

Film ⸱ Meg Ringler

'A Wrinkle in Time' (2018) by Ava DuVernay

Vibe: Powerful and a little (or maybe a lot, depending on your baseline) trippy, Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” is overflowing with magic — especially Black Girl Magic. Here’s the thing: I am a white woman, and when I left the theater
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Documentary ⸱ Alexandria Lappas

'13th' (2016) by Ava DuVernay

Vibe: Provocative, smart, and incendiary in the best way -- one huge, flaming middle finger to the man. DuVernay assembles a group of talented, intelligent, zealous thinkers and activists to speak truth to power. They're righteous and informed and angry not for the sake of being angry but because
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