Ava DuVernay

Writer, Producer, Additional Crew

Birthdate: Aug 24, 1972

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA

A director, producer, writer, marketer and film distributor, Ava DuVernay made her feature film debut with the documentary This is the Life (2008), a history on hip hop movement that flourished in Los Angeles in the 1990's. This was followed by series of television music documentaries which included My Mic Sounds Nice (2010) which aired on BET.

DuVernay's first narrative feature film, I Will Follow (2010), secured her the African-American Film Critics Association award for best screenplay. Her follow-up, Middle of Nowhere (2012) won the Best Director Prize at the 2012 Sundance film festival, making her the first African-American woman to receive the award.

Ava DuVernay Movies

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Previous (9)

2024 |
Becoming King
2022 |
Only in Theaters
Only in Theaters
2022
1h 34m
Documentary
7.2
There's been a Laemmle in the movie business since there's been a movie business. Only in Theaters chronicles 4 generations dedicated to the art of film. This is a story about a family business, but also about the future of cinema.
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2020 |
Aggie
2019 |
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2019
Other
1h 43m
Biography, Documentary, History
7.7
Pamela B. Green's energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.
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2018 |
Half the Picture
Half the Picture
2018
TV-PG
1h 34m
Documentary
7.2
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
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2016 |
13th
2012 |
Middle of Nowhere
2010 |
I Will Follow
2008 |
This Is the Life

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2023 |
Origin
Origin
2023
PG-13
2h 21m
Drama, History
7.2
The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
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2018 |
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
PG
1h 49m
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
4.3
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
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2014 |
Selma
Selma
2014
PG-13
2h 8m
Biography, Drama, History
7.5
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
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2018 |
Life Itself
Life Itself
2018
R
1h 57m
Drama, Romance
6.9
As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
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