Ava DuVernay
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).
Adele One Night Only
(Self)
Only in Theaters
(Self)
Life Itself
(Self - Filmmaker)
Becoming King
(Self)
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
(Self)
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
(Herself)
Girls Trip
(Ava DuVernay)
Half the Picture
(Self)
This Is the Life
(Self)
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
(Self)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
(Self)
Aggie
(Self)
Regard Noir
(Herself)
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
(Self)
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Ava DuVernay)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Chelsea
(Self)
Dear...
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Shine On with Reese
(Self)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Trailblazer Honors
(Self - Honoree)
Desus & Mero
(Self - Illustrious Guest)
#blackAF
(Ava DuVernay)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
One Perfect Shot
(Self - Director)
A Concerto Is a Conversation
(Executive Producer)
Middle of Nowhere
(Director)
Middle of Nowhere
(Writer)
Middle of Nowhere
(Producer)
I Will Follow
(Director)
This Is the Life
(Director)
Say Yes
(Writer)
Say Yes
(Director)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
(Writer)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
(Producer)
Selma
(Director)
The Door
(Director)
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
(Director)
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
(Executive Producer)
Selma
(Executive Producer)
Venus VS.
(Director)
Saturday Night Life
(Director)
This Is the Life
(Producer)
Origin
(Writer)
A Wrinkle in Time
(Director)
13th
(Director)
13th
(Writer)
13th
(Producer)
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
(Associate Producer)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
(Director)
Compton in C Minor
(Director)
Black America Again
(Executive Producer)
The Door
(Writer)
The Door
(Producer)
I Will Follow
(Writer)
I Will Follow
(Producer)
Selma
(Writer)
And She Could Be Next
(Executive Producer)
Origin
(Director)
Origin
(Producer)
The White Tiger
(Producer)
The White Tiger
(Executive Producer)
Nine for IX
(Director)
Queen Sugar
(Director)
The Red Line
(Executive Producer)
When They See Us
(Story)
Cherish the Day
(Executive Producer)
When They See Us
(Executive Producer)
One Perfect Shot
(Executive Producer)
When They See Us
(Director)
DMZ
(Director)
DMZ
(Executive Producer)
When They See Us
(Teleplay)
Colin in Black and White
(Executive Producer)
Colin in Black and White
(Director)
Naomi
(Executive Producer)
Naomi
(Teleplay)
Naomi
(Writer)
Cherish the Day
(Writer)
And She Could Be Next
(Executive Producer)
Queen Sugar
(Creator)
When They See Us
(Creator)
Cherish the Day
(Creator)
Colin in Black and White
(Creator)
Home Sweet Home
(Creator)
Naomi
(Creator)
One Perfect Shot
(Creator)