Age: 53
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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.
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"Soul Evolution" is a captivating TV series that delves into the rich and diverse history of R&B music, tracing its roots from the 1940s to the present day. Through a combination of archival footage, interviews with music legends, and expert commentary, each episode of "Soul Evolution" will explore the cultural, social, and musical milestones that have shaped the genre over the decades. From the emergence of rhythm and blues in the post-war era, to the Motown sound of the 1960s, the funk revolution of the 1970s, the rise of contemporary R&B in the 1980s and 1990s, to the genre-bending artists of the 21st century, "Soul Evolution" will provide a comprehensive and enlightening journey through the evolution of R&B. Featuring exclusive interviews with iconic artists, producers, and industry insiders, viewers will gain insight into the creative process behind some of the greatest R&B songs and albums of all time. From Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin to Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, and beyond, "Soul Evolution" will celebrate the contributions of these trailblazing artists while also examining the social and cultural contexts that influenced their music.
