Ava DuVernay

Black Lives Matter – Social media activism and the politics of protest

By Katherine McLaughlin

How a handful of filmmakers and a simple hashtag turned stories of African-American oppression into a national concern.

13th

By Joseph Pomp

Ava DuVernay equates the US prison system to modern day slavery in this harrowing, urgent documentary.

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Ava DuVernay’s The 13th gets an eye-opening trailer

By Little White Lies

The Selma director returns with a searing look at the history of racial injustice in the US.

Every film by a black director at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival

By Ewan Cameron

New films from Ava DuVernay and Spike Lee are part of the official programme’s focus on diversity.

Ava DuVernay is making a live action Disney movie

By Little White Lies

The Selma director is in talks to direct a major new adaptation of ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ for the studio.

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