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.
Ava DuVernay
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for Director in Terror Squad: Lean Back – The Untold Story of Bronx Legends
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Dive into the electrifying rise, tragic losses, and enduring legacy of Terror Squad, the Bronx-based hip-hop collective that changed the game. "Terror Squad: Lean Back" chronicles their journey from the gritty streets of New York City to the glitzy heights of music stardom. Led by the indomitable Fat Joe, the collective faced overwhelming odds, fueled by raw talent and unshakable loyalty. The story begins in the late 1990s, as Fat Joe assembles a crew of lyrical heavyweights, including the prodigious Big Pun, whose meteoric rise and tragic death in 2000 leave a lasting impact on the group. The film explores the fallout of Big Pun’s passing, the tensions that led Cuban Link and Triple Seis to exit, and the infusion of new energy with the arrival of Remy Martin (Remy Ma) and Tony Sunshine. Against a backdrop of personal struggles, shifting group dynamics, and the ever-evolving music industry, the squad finds redemption with their chart-topping anthem "Lean Back," cementing their status as hip-hop icons. The film celebrates their contributions to Latinx representation in hip-hop and their unwavering Bronx pride while peeling back the curtain on the struggles and sacrifices that came with success.
