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Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and former rapper. In the 1990s, DuVernay was active in the Los Angeles underground hip hop scene, performing under the names AvA and Eve, and as one half of the duo Figures of Speech with fellow female MC Ronda Ross (aka Jyant). DuVernay's debut film, music documentary "This Is the Life" (2008), chronicled the rise and enduring influence of the scene of which she had been a part, focusing on its epicenter at the famous open mic nights in the Good Life Cafe, where many major west coast underground hip hop artists got their starts. 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 on "Selma" (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award and also the first to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, though she was not nominated for Best Director. In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her political documentary "13th" (2016).

Origin ( 2023) | IMDb: 6.5

Drama

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.

Starring:

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor , Niecy Nash , Jon Bernthal , Vera Farmiga , Emily Yancy , Jasmine Cephas Jones

Directed by:

Ava DuVernay

Produced by:

Regina Miller , Ava DuVernay , Melinda Gates

A Wrinkle in Time ( 2018) | IMDb: 4.3

Adventure , Family , Fantasy , Science fiction

After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

Starring:

Storm Reid , Oprah Winfrey , Reese Witherspoon , Mindy Kaling , Levi Miller , Deric McCabe

Directed by:

David Marnell , Betty Fotofili , Lisa Zugschwerdt

Produced by:

Lou Henry , Pip Gillings , William Ostroff

Selma ( 2014) | IMDb: 7.5

Drama , History

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Starring:

David Oyelowo , Tom Wilkinson , Carmen Ejogo , Tim Roth , Oprah Winfrey , Giovanni Ribisi

Directed by:

Ava DuVernay

Produced by:

Diarmuid McKeown , Brad Pitt , Jeremy Kleiner

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