Ava DuVernay
Nascimento : 1972-08-24, Long Beach, California, USA
História
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).
Self
A look at British actor David Oyelowo's journey to playing Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay's acclaimed 2014 biopic Selma, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
Writer
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back generations.
Producer
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back generations.
Director
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back generations.
Laemmle Theaters, the beloved art house cinema chain in Los Angles has an astonishing legacy, with ties to the origins of Hollywood. This is a story about a 3rd generation family business and their determination to survive.
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Acompanhe o show da cantora Adele, que apresenta suas primeiras canções em seis anos. Confira também uma entrevista exclusiva da artista para Oprah Winfrey. Ela conta histórias por trás das músicas, sua vida após o divórcio e a criação de seu filho.
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Uma exploração do poder das imagens como forma de promover a igualdade racial, econômica e social vista pelas lentes do fotógrafo Gordon Parks. O filme acompanha a carreira dele ao mostrar a geração de jovens fotógrafos e ativistas que ele inspirou.
Herself
Executive Producer
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narra sua ascensão épica e sombriamente humorística de pobre aldeão a empresário de sucesso na Índia moderna. Astuto e ambicioso, nosso jovem herói abre caminho para se tornar o motorista de Ashok (Rajkumar Rao) e Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), que acabam de retornar da América. A sociedade treinou Balram para ser uma coisa – um servo – então ele se torna indispensável para seus mestres ricos. Mas depois de uma noite de traição, ele percebe o quão corruptos eles serão para prendê-lo. À beira de perder tudo, Balram se rebela contra um sistema fraudulento e desigual para se levantar e se tornar um novo tipo de mestre.
Producer
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narra sua ascensão épica e sombriamente humorística de pobre aldeão a empresário de sucesso na Índia moderna. Astuto e ambicioso, nosso jovem herói abre caminho para se tornar o motorista de Ashok (Rajkumar Rao) e Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), que acabam de retornar da América. A sociedade treinou Balram para ser uma coisa – um servo – então ele se torna indispensável para seus mestres ricos. Mas depois de uma noite de traição, ele percebe o quão corruptos eles serão para prendê-lo. À beira de perder tudo, Balram se rebela contra um sistema fraudulento e desigual para se levantar e se tornar um novo tipo de mestre.
Executive Producer
Um virtuoso pianista de jazz e compositor de trilhas sonoras de filmes rastreia a linhagem de sua família por meio de seu avô de 91 anos, de Jim Crow na Flórida até o Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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An exploration of the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund who sold Roy Lichtenstein’s painting “Masterpiece” in 2017 for $165 million to start the Art for Justice Fund to end mass incarceration.
Executive Producer
The story of a defiant movement of women of color transforming American politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series follows organizers and candidates as they fight on behalf of black, brown, immigrant and poor communities–long neglected by politicians and pundits alike.
Self
Oprah Winfrey conversa com "Os Cinco do Central Park" e com o elenco e os produtores que contam a história dos homens inocentados na série “Olhos que Condenam”.
Self
Quando Alice Guy-Blaché terminou seu primeiro filme em 1896, em Paris, ela não era apenas a primeira cineasta mulher, mas também uma das primeiras diretoras de cinema a fazer um filme narrado. Be Natural segue sua trajetória, desde secretária na Gaumont até sua indicação como Diretora de Produção em 1897, e sua subsequente carreira de sucesso de 20 anos na França e nos Estados Unidos, como fundadora de seu próprio estúdio, além de roteirista, diretora e/ou produtora de mil filmes - e depois completamente apagada da história. Até agora.
Herself
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.
Director
Os irmãos Meg (Storm Reid) e Charles (Deric McCabe) decidem reencontrar o pai, um cientista que trabalha para o governo e está desaparecido desde que se envolveu em um misterioso projeto. Eles contarão com a ajuda do colega Calvin (Levi Miller) e de três excêntricas mulheres em uma ousada jornada por diferentes lugares do universo.
Producer
Documentário sobre eventos ocorridos em 28 de agosto na história afro-americana, exibido no Museu de História Afro-Americana Smithsonian.
Writer
Documentário sobre eventos ocorridos em 28 de agosto na história afro-americana, exibido no Museu de História Afro-Americana Smithsonian.
Director
Documentário sobre eventos ocorridos em 28 de agosto na história afro-americana, exibido no Museu de História Afro-Americana Smithsonian.
Herself
Quatro amigas de longa data partem em uma longa jornada em busca de diversão por Nova Orleães, para participar dos grandes festejos anuais da cidade, o Essence Festival. Lá, a as intimidades são reavidadas e todos voltam a se aproximar com a animação. Ao mesmo tempo, o lado selvagem de algumas se mostra, e a experiência pode mudar a vida de todas para sempre.
The interviews show these extraordinary women sharing their diverse journeys, personal stories, and perspectives, and the effect is both inspiring and empowering. The Female Lead is an initiative founded by data pioneer and entrepreneur Edwina Dunn to make women’s stories more visible, offering alternative role models with the goal of fostering ambition and self-belief in young women.
Herself
Nesta entrevista de 30 minutos, Oprah Winfrey se senta com a diretora Ava DuVernay para discutir seu filme indicado ao Oscar, os ciclos históricos de opressão e o sistema prisional quebrado.
Executive Producer
A visual celebration of the beauty, strength, perseverance and spirit of the Black community in these troubling times.
Producer
Estudiosos, ativistas e políticos analisam a correlação entre a criminalização da população negra dos EUA e o boom do sistema carcerário do país.
Writer
Estudiosos, ativistas e políticos analisam a correlação entre a criminalização da população negra dos EUA e o boom do sistema carcerário do país.
Director
Estudiosos, ativistas e políticos analisam a correlação entre a criminalização da população negra dos EUA e o boom do sistema carcerário do país.
Executive Producer
A female FBI agent finds herself caught between her family and her work.
Director
A female FBI agent finds herself caught between her family and her work.
Writer
Narra a luta histórica do dr. Martin Luther King Jr. para garantir o direito ao voto para os afro-americanos – uma campanha perigosa e apavorante que culminou na épica marcha de Selma a Montgomery, no Alabama, que galvanizou a opinião pública americana e persuadiu o presidente Johnson a apresentar a Lei do Direito ao Voto de 1965.
Executive Producer
Narra a luta histórica do dr. Martin Luther King Jr. para garantir o direito ao voto para os afro-americanos – uma campanha perigosa e apavorante que culminou na épica marcha de Selma a Montgomery, no Alabama, que galvanizou a opinião pública americana e persuadiu o presidente Johnson a apresentar a Lei do Direito ao Voto de 1965.
Director
Narra a luta histórica do dr. Martin Luther King Jr. para garantir o direito ao voto para os afro-americanos – uma campanha perigosa e apavorante que culminou na épica marcha de Selma a Montgomery, no Alabama, que galvanizou a opinião pública americana e persuadiu o presidente Johnson a apresentar a Lei do Direito ao Voto de 1965.
Self - Filmmaker
O crítico de cinema Roger Ebert foi um dos nomes mais conhecidos de seu ofício. Vencedor do prêmio Pulitzer, era um rosto popular devido a seu longevo programa de televisão e à criação dos “thumbs up” para classificar um bom filme. Este documentário mostra os últimos meses de vida de Ebert, ao lado de sua esposa Chaz e de sua família, com seu espírito batalhador e seu bom humor, na luta contra um câncer que o impediu de falar.
Associate Producer
This award winning documentary, narrated by Lou Reed, explores the breadth and depth of Occupy Wall Street and how it quickly grew from a small park in lower Manhattan to an international movement. The film highlights why people from diverse age, ethnic and financial backgrounds support the movement and its focus of removing money from politics in order to reclaim democracy from entrenched corporate interests so that critical issues including job creation, affordable access to health and education, protecting the environment and gun safety can be fully addressed. Featuring interviews with a wide range of subjects including Occupiers, economist Jeffrey Sachs and business magnate Russell Simmons.
Director
This short film by Ava DuVernay celebrates a love of African-American culture, camaraderie, love and romance.
Writer
This short film by Ava DuVernay celebrates a love of African-American culture, camaraderie, love and romance.
Producer
The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.
Writer
The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.
Director
We know about the swing. We know about the swagger. But what most Americans don't know about Venus Williams is how she changed the course of her sport. In a stunning case that captured the European public beginning in 2005, Williams challenged the long-held practice of paying women tennis players less than their male counterparts at Wimbledon. With a deep sense of obligation to the legacy of Billie Jean King, Williams lobbied British Parliament, UNESCO and Fleet Street for financial parity. And it was her poignant op-ed piece in The London Times that convinced many people that the Wimbledon tournament organizers were "on the wrong side of history." Roland Garros and Wimbledon finally relented in 2007. That year at Wimbledon, Venus became the first women's champion to earn as much as the men's singles winner (Roger Federer). VENUS VS. chronicles Williams' fight for pay equality.
Director
The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.
Producer
Ruby embarca em uma jornada de autodescoberta quando abandona a faculdade de medicina para se concentrar no bem-estar de seu marido encarcerado e condenado a oito anos de prisão.
Writer
Ruby embarca em uma jornada de autodescoberta quando abandona a faculdade de medicina para se concentrar no bem-estar de seu marido encarcerado e condenado a oito anos de prisão.
Director
Ruby embarca em uma jornada de autodescoberta quando abandona a faculdade de medicina para se concentrar no bem-estar de seu marido encarcerado e condenado a oito anos de prisão.
Producer
Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.
Writer
Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.
Director
Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.
Executive Producer
Ava DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary that features Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve, Jean Grae, Roxanne Shante, Trina, The Lady of Rage, and many more.
Director
Ava DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary that features Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve, Jean Grae, Roxanne Shante, Trina, The Lady of Rage, and many more.
Director
'Compton in C Minor' is a meditation on the gang capital of the world from a hometown girl's point of view. Frustrated by negative portrayals of the inner-city, director Ava DuVernay challenged herself to capture Compton in only two hours and present whatever she found. The results touch on everything from unemployment to entrepreneurship, from graffiti to pride of ownership. The short documentary ends with an inspiring spectacle that will cause you to rethink your stereotypes of this community.
Producer
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Self
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Director
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Director
Writer-director Ava DuVernay's short drama concerns a poor, struggling single mother whose trip with her three children to a 99-cent store in Los Angeles becomes an unexpectedly uplifting family experience. Melissa DeSousa ("The Best Man") stars.
Director
Plot speculated. Story pitched on Twitter centers on a scheming character (Rihanna) and her computer-smart best friend (Lupita Nyong'o).
