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.
Ava DuVernay
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for Director in Pop Odyssey: A Journey Through the Soundtrack of Generations
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"Pop Odyssey" is an exhilarating TV series that takes audiences on an unforgettable journey through the captivating evolution of pop music from its roots in the mid-1950s to the present day. Each episode will be a sonic time capsule, immersing viewers in the vibrant sounds, cultural movements, and iconic artists that shaped the musical landscape of each era. From the birth of rock 'n' roll with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry to the revolutionary sounds of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in the swinging sixties, "Pop Odyssey" will chronicle the electrifying rise of pop music as a global phenomenon. Viewers will experience the soulful rhythms of Motown, the psychedelic sounds of the 70s, and the infectious beats of disco. As the series progresses, it will explore the seismic shifts in pop music during the 80s and 90s, from the rise of MTV and the explosion of new wave to the emergence of hip-hop and grunge. Iconic moments such as Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Madonna's reinvention, and the rise of Nirvana will be explored in depth, highlighting their lasting impact on pop culture.
