Ava DuVernay
Awards
The 6th annual awards celebrate some of the year's greatest cinematic accomplishments, all captured on film stock.
"West Side Story," "Losing Ground," and more favorite films from the director behind "13" and "Queen Sugar."
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“You have to spend time with the actors that you are asking to do anything.”
"I wish she felt the recognition and praise that swirls around her peers in big studio films," DuVernay captioned a video of Ellis-Taylor handing out flyers for the film at an AMC theater.
Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Finn Wittrock, and Connie Nielsen co-star.
Venice
Venice: DuVernay's adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" comes across as a misguided riff on the "Eat Pray Love" formula.
First Teaser
The film is inspired by the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson and will be released theatrically later this year.
From period pieces to crime dramas, these series made the most of their predetermined, one-and-done format.
The "King Richard" Oscar nominee will star in writer-director DuVernay's adaptation of the best-selling nonfiction book.
The news comes 12 years after DuVernay's feature directorial debut "I Will Follow" screened at the festival.
"It is unacceptable to ask any person to choose between their human rights and their employment," the letter states following the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade.
DuVernay hosts and executive produces the docuseries, featuring films like "Heat" and "Crazy Rich Asians."
