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Hace 1 día · 1) 13th by Ava DuVernay (2016) "13th," directed by Ava DuVernay, is a powerful documentary that examines the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. The title refers to the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime.
Hace 5 días · Black Tech Week has announced acclaimed filmmaker, director, and social justice advocate Ava DuVernay as the keynote speaker for the event. DuVernay has worked on several projects, including...
Hace 6 días · Ava DuVernay is the director of the critically acclaimed Selma (2014) as well as the first African American woman to direct a triple-digit-budgeted film, A Wrinkle in Time (2018).
Hace 1 día · That same year she acted in the comedy Down Low, the Civil Rights biopic and the Ava DuVernay directed drama Origin. In May 2024, it was announced that McDonald would return to Broadway as Mama Rose in a revival of Gypsy , with previews beginning November 21st.
Hace 1 día · Background. The American independent film, prior to the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, was previously associated with Poverty Row b movies, exploitation films, avant-garde underground cinema (when it was known as the New American Cinema), social and political documentaries, experimental animated shorts (since the mid-1930s featuring works by pioneer animators Mary Ellen Bute and Oskar ...
Hace 5 días · Eva Longoria stars in the new Apple TV+ series "Land of Women," a dramedy about a woman and her family fleeing to Spain. The show features a strong female cast and explores themes of family ...
Hace 6 días · ESSENCE Stage™, hosted by LeToya Luckett from July 5-7, will include a fireside chat with Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and TV personality Big Freedia.
