Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

  • Birthday: 1972-08-24
  • Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
  • Also know as: Ava Marie DuVernay

Biography

Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and former rapper. In the 1990s, DuVernay was active in the Los Angeles underground hip hop scene, performing under the names AvA and Eve, and as one half of the duo Figures of Speech with fellow female MC Ronda Ross (aka Jyant). DuVernay's debut film, music documentary "This Is the Life" (2008), chronicled the rise and enduring influence of the scene of which she had been a part, focusing on its epicenter at the famous open mic nights in the Good Life Cafe, where many major west coast underground hip hop artists got their starts. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film "Middle of Nowhere", becoming the first African-American woman to win the award. For her work on "Selma" (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award and also the first to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, though she was not nominated for Best Director. In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her political documentary "13th" (2016).

Filmography

Production

I Will Follow

2010

As Director

Middle of Nowhere

2012

As Director

This Is the Life

2008

As Director

Say Yes

2013

As Director

Selma

2014

As Director

The Door

2013

As Director

Venus VS.

2013

As Director

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

As Director

13th

2016

As Director

Compton in C Minor

2009

As Director

Origin

2023

As Director

Saturday Night Life

2006

As Director

Middle of Nowhere

2012

As Producer

Selma

2014

As Executive Producer

13th

2016

As Producer

Black America Again

2016

As Executive Producer

The Door

2013

As Producer

I Will Follow

2010

As Producer

And She Could Be Next

2020

As Executive Producer

Origin

2023

As Producer

The White Tiger

2021

As Producer

The White Tiger

2021

As Executive Producer

A Concerto Is a Conversation

2020

As Executive Producer

This Is the Life

2008

As Producer

Middle of Nowhere

2012

As Writer

Say Yes

2013

As Writer

13th

2016

As Writer

The Door

2013

As Writer

I Will Follow

2010

As Writer

Selma

2014

As Writer

Origin

2023

As Writer

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