Age: 53
female
Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directorial debut with I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020). DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava DuVernay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The series opens in Atlanta, Georgia, where four childhood friends—Slim, Q, Mike, and Daron—first come together to form the group 112. After struggling to make a name for themselves, they are discovered by the legendary production duo Tim & Bob, who introduce them to a world of opportunity. Their signing with Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy Records propels them into the spotlight, leading to their debut album and collaborations with some of hip hop's biggest stars. Their unforgettable contribution to the 1997 hit "I’ll Be Missing You," alongside Faith Evans, catapults them into the mainstream, earning them their first Grammy and proving they have staying power. Through personal conflicts, business betrayals, and the changing dynamics of the music industry, the series charts the evolution of 112’s sound, from their smooth and sultry early hits like "Only You" and "Cupid," to their bold moves in the 2000s with tracks like "Peaches & Cream." As they rise to the top of the charts with each album, they face the pressure of fame, complicated relationships, and the inner turmoil that threatens to break the group apart. The series also explores the impact of their music, showcasing the cultural shift that 112 helped usher during the '90s and early 2000s—blending hip-hop, R&B, and pop in ways that shaped a generation of artists and fans alike.
