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[RECAP] Ava DuVernay Hosts Twitter Party Featuring Oprah, John Singleton, Tyler Perry and Others

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 1, 2015August 8, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 1, 2015August 8, 2018199

On Wednesday, May 27, Ava DuVernay hosted an epic Twitter party featuring more than 40 directors tweeting insights and advice from working in the film industry. Notable...

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[RECAP] Ava DuVernay Hosts Twitter Party Featuring Oprah, John Singleton, Tyler Perry and Others

Kandia JohnsonMay 28, 2015November 14, 2017

by Kandia JohnsonMay 28, 2015November 14, 2017173

Ava DuVernay and African American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) hosts star-studded Twitter party for black filmmakers....

News

Ava DuVernay Becomes First Black Woman to Win Best Director at Sundance

Sade K. MuhammadJanuary 30, 2012September 23, 2012

by Sade K. MuhammadJanuary 30, 2012September 23, 2012486

Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Directing Award for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere at the Sundance Film...

Arts and Culture

Filmmaker Takes AFFRM-ative Action to Promote Black Cinema

Marcia Wade TalbertFebruary 4, 2011November 14, 2017

by Marcia Wade TalbertFebruary 4, 2011November 14, 20171577

Ava DuVernay has accomplished three times over what many independent filmmakers–both Black and White–find impossible to do just once. She has independently shot, produced, and...