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Ava Marie DuVernay (/ ˌ dj uː v ər ˈ n eɪ /; [1] born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and Golden Globe.
Ava DuVernay (born 1972) – film director, producer, screenwriter; Sheila E. (born 1957) – percussionist, singer, composer and producer [30] Mignon Faget (born 1933) – jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans [31] Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014) – New Orleans jazz trumpeter; Lil' Fizz (born 1985) – rapper, former B2K member
Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film 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 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Ava DuVernay is making history as the first Black American woman in the Venice Film Festival’s 80-year existence to have a film compete for the Golden Lion.
Director Ava DuVernay made history this week as the first African American woman to have a movie in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay on Wednesday became the first African American woman to present a movie in competition at the Venice Film Festival, overcoming sceptics who had tried to talk ...
In 2014, Toussaint co-starred in Ava DuVernay's historical drama film Selma, playing Amelia Boynton Robinson, a leading civil rights activist who had a key role in efforts that led to passage of the Voting Rights Act, and who was the first African-American woman in Alabama to run for Congress.
Ava DuVernay’s latest film, “Origin,” received a warm welcome at Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night, where it premiered to a five-minute and 46-second standing ovation. The drama, which ...