Posts Tagged: Duvernay

Victoria Mahoney says Ava DuVernay helped her to become the first female ‘Star Wars’ director

 Ray Tamarra/Getty ImagesVictoria Mahoney who is making waves as the first female director in Star Wars history …

Ava DuVernay and Lionheart actress respond to Academy’s Oscar disqualification of Nigerian film, ‘Lionheart’

ABC/Paula LoboAfter news broke that the Academy had disqualified the film Lionheart from the Best In…

Ava DuVernay selected for SAG-AFTRA Foundation Honor

Atsushi Nishijima/NetflixAva DuVernay will be honored by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation at its fourth annual Pa…

Colin Kaepernick brings in Ava DuVernay, Yara Shahidi and more for Know Your Rights campaign

Manny Carabel/Getty ImagesColin Kaerpernick has tapped some of his fellow activists for his latest Know Your Rights…

Ava DuVernay taps Cicely Tyson for series regular role on her OWN anthology series ‘Cherish The Day’

 Harpo IncAva DuVernay has tapped a legendary actress for her upcoming anthology series at OWN.
On Tuesday t…

Ava DuVernay reveals the Central Park Five’s reaction to ‘When They See Us’: They hugged me and we all cried

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Ava DuVernay’s Netlfix series When They See Us is up for 16 Emmy Awards and t…