That 2006 movie, which focused on a family of first-generation Indian immigrants, was further shaped by the future mayoral ...

Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director, writer and producer is no stranger to carving her own path. With “Origin,” her latest film, ...

DuVernay's film Selma redefined the way history is told by focusing on the human elements of the most important events. The ...

Ava DuVernay (Maya Iman) In the space of less than a decade, DuVernay has distinguished herself as a voice of her generation, weighing in on the Black American experience, ...

Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay are two of the creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here. Oprah Winfrey has spent most of her career ...

Ava DuVernay is opening up about her decision to not get married or start a family.. PEOPLE is sharing an exclusive preview of Origin filmmaker DuVernay's appearance on Kenya Barris and Malcolm ...

Ava DuVernay couldn’t get traditional financing for “Origin,” based on the book “Caste.” But the Ford Foundation, Melinda Gates and other philanthropists were willing to help.

Ava DuVernay is living life on her own terms and unapologetically defying societal expectations of marriage and motherhood.. In a candid conversation on The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and ...

AVA DUVERNAY: At a time when truth itself is under revision and fear feels like an animating force - fear of mirrors, fear of memory, fear of the full American story told in its dazzling ...