Ava DuVernay

The Mystery of August 28 The Day That Won’t Let Us Forget

@duvernay.bsky.social continues to inspire, educate, and enlighten us all. We are the better for it. Thank you Ava and everyone involved in this short film about #august28.

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Ava with Terry Moran on The Myth of Objectivity A conversation with journalist Terry Moran

Terry shared what led to his departure from ABC after he declared Stephen Miller “a world class hater" ... We got into his views on the myth of objectivity, the difference between being fair and being neutral, and why telling the truth often means stepping outside the system - @duvernay.bsky.social

Ava Goes Live with LA Mayor Karen Bass A recording from Ava DuVernay's live video

Informative and timely discussion here btwn @duvernay.bsky.social and LA Mayor #KarenBass avaduvernay.substack.com/p/ava-goes-l...

This is such a good interview with the great @duvernay.bsky.social‬. Take a few minutes to listen in

Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal’ Trump Oscar nominee warns ‘truth itself is under revision’ while receiving award at Smithsonian American history museum

@duvernay.bsky.social fantastic acceptance speech.

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YouTube video by ARRAY Ava DuVernay receives The Smithsonian Great Americans Medal

@duvernay.bsky.social: "Families, Black, white, Native, immigrant, who walk through the doors of Smithsonian museums and feel that this country might just make room for them after all. That is not indoctrination. That is belonging. That is education. That is democracy.”
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@duvernay.bsky.social talking that talk! #Facts#Truth

Congrats @duvernay.bsky.social

Elon Musk: The Illusion of Genius I once sat in a room with Elon Musk.

I once sat in a room with Elon Musk. I watched, listened, waited ... This is it? This is the genius we’re all supposed to be in awe of? I remember feeling underwhelmed. Unimpressed ... mediocrity in this man and others like him is so normalized, so falsely praised - @duvernay.bsky.social

The Optics of Power: What I Saw While Protesting in LA This Weekend To watch the news, you’d think LA was raging out of control with crazy protesting lunatics.

Onsite reporting + analysis from @duvernay.bsky.social —an #LA native and genius American filmmaker: “This is about theater. Your Pres isn’t responding to anything. We all know he’s provoking and creating a crisis so he can claim to quell it.” #OpticsOfPower avaduvernay.substack.com/p/the-optics...

A great perspective here by Ava DuVernay @duvernay.bsky.social
Please take a moment….

YouTube video by Netflix 13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix

13th is a must-watch documentary film on mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex by the brilliant @duvernay.bsky.social
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a woman in a blue dress looks at the camera ALT: a woman in a blue dress looks at the camera

Maaaaaaan @duvernay.bsky.social has done it again with #ORIGIN on #HULU 🔥🔥🔥 hard but necessary

I almost forgot. It’s August 24th. Happy Birthday @duvernay.bsky.social!

I almost forgot. It’s August 24th. Happy Birthday @duvernay.bsky.social!

"When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us."

Happy B-Day to visionary Emmy-winning & Oscar/Grammy-nominated filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Ava DuVernay @duvernay.bsky.social!

#BOTD on 8/24/1972

. @duvernay.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

Looking forward to seeing the Sinners movie this weekend. I appreciate director-writers like Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay and Jordan Peele unapologetic centering of blackness in their work, and their freedom to create what they want, HOW they want. As someone who writes such stories I’m so inspired.

Experienced Ava Duvernay's beautifully creative bio pic "Origin" last night, that shines a light in the dark corners of our collective consciousness right now + inspires the heart. On Hulu. Don't miss it! If not now, when? @duvernay.bsky.social #inspiration #movies #biography

Today's watch on Hulu was ORIGIN by Ava DuVernay. If you haven't seen it yet, watch. If you have watched it, then watch again. Before they ban it in the USA, like the teaching of the Tuskegee Air Men to incoming air force officers and recruits.

This scene is beautifully recreated in the Ava DuVernay film ORIGIN.

✊ ANTI-FASCIST WATCH LIST

13th
Directed by Ava DuVernay

This doc completely altered my understanding of the black experience in the United States and how heavily racism is baked into the fabric of their country.

IVO Vermont's Finest ineu BENBJERRES Lights! SSSS6569/07/2E Caramel! ACTION! directed by Ava DuVernay FAIRTRADE Vanilla Ice Cream with Salted Caramel Swirls, Graham Cracker Swirls & Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ONE PINT (473ml)

10/10 would eat a gallon easily

Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem Sign Open Letter Criticizing Oscars’ Response to ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Attack Around 600 Oscar voters have called "indefensible" the Academy leadership’s failure to quickly and adequately respond to the attack and arrest of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal earlier this week.

A new open letter signed by around 600 Oscar voters, including Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman and Javier Bardem, has criticized the leadership of the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its initial response to the recent assault and arrest of Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal

Mickey 17 with Bong Joon Ho and Ava DuVernay (Ep. 535) Director Bong Joon Ho, accompanied by his translator Sharon Choi, discusses his new film, Mickey 17, with fellow Director Ava DuVernay in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how his storyboarding process covered every shot, how he approached having a love story for the first time, and the resonance of the film’s social themes with worldwide audiences. The film tells the story of Mickey Barnes, an everyman hired by a tyrannical government to work as an “expendable” - a human clone willing to die for one dangerous mission after another. Repeatedly meeting his end for the advancement of space exploration, the 17th Mickey survives a seemingly fatal expedition and comes face to face with a new problem: Mickey 18. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2025/May2025/Mickey17_QnA_0325

Mickey 17 with Bong Joon Ho and Ava DuVernay (Ep. 535)

Director Bong Joon Ho, accompanied by his translator Sharon Choi, discusses his new film, Mickey 17, with fellow Director Ava DuVernay in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how his storyboarding process

Loving this flavor 🍨 and Ava Duvernay of course💁🏾‍♀️

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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is breaking the norm in securing independent financing for her projects. She sat down with @forbes.com editor Maggie McGrath to talk about how she's finding freedom to make the stories she feels she "needs" to tell. Watch--> www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDY7...

On this MLK day, we look back on Selma. Did you know? Congressman John Lewis served as a mentor and historical consultant to director Ava DuVernay.

Ava DuVernay’s Origin Devastates Its Audience The new Ava DuVernay film is both essay and melodrama, though neither description quite does it justice.

"I can only say that the movie left me a complete wreck."
Bilge Ebiri,Vulture

ORIGIN is now streaming on Hulu.

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