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All Stories for Ava Duvernay
The White Tiger review round-up: Critics call the film an 'immersive plunge' with 'magnetic performances'
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCritics said that Netflix film The White Tiger is a 'damning critique' of Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionare
Ava DuVernay's ARRAY acquires Deepa Mehta's coming-of-age feature Funny Boy
Fp Staff • 4 years agoIn a joint statement, Ava DuVernay and ARRAY President Tilane Jones hailed Funny Boy as a "cinematic gem".
Ava DuVernay reunites with Netflix to write, direct Caste, based on Isabel Wilkerson's New York Times bestselling novel
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAva DuVernay's Caste will examine "how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back generations."
Ava DuVernay to produce documentary series inspired by a popular film Twitter account for HBO Max
• 5 years agoAva DuVernay, known for the feature Selma and Netflix series When They See Us, will also serve as a narrator on the show.
How Netflix championed Black programming, much before Hollywood started catching up
• 5 years agoHollywood is scrambling, in its traditional way — late, liberal, a bit ham-handed — to catch up with this cultural moment, that Netflix pioneered.
Ava DeVernay to executive produce Netflix series on ex-NFL player turned civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick
• 5 years agoColin in Black & White, a six-episode limited series on Netflix, will examine Colin Kaepernick's high school years that shaped his activism
Priyanka Chopra, Anurag Kashyap named Indian ambassadors of Toronto International Film Festival 2020
• 5 years agoTIFF will be opting for digital screenings and virtual red carpets for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it “tailored to fit the moment."
Ava DuVernay launches Law Enforcement Accountability Project to support works of art telling stories of police violence
• 5 years agoAva DuVernay's Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP) initiative will commission projects from film, literature, poetry, theatre, dance, fine art, and music.
George Floyd protests: Viewership of TV shows, films, documentaries about race surges on Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV
• 5 years agoStreaming networks have highlighted programming by black creators in recent weeks as protests swelled over the killing of African American George Floyd in US police custody
Coronavirus Outbreak: Oscars board of governors look to postpone event date and extend eligibility window
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOwing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oscars, initially expected to occur on 28 February, could be postponed by almost eight weeks