Ava DuVernay

Person · 6 cases · 2016–2020 · American film director

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DuVernay moved from independent documentaries to narrative features, gaining recognition at Sundance and through Selma's awards attention.

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  1. 2008

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    DuVernay made her feature directorial debut with the hip-hop documentary This Is the Life. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 2010

    New audienceAug 28 · TV

    TV One aired her concert documentary about the Essence Music Festival. philasun.com

  3. 2011

    First pressPress

    Roger Ebert praised her first narrative feature, I Will Follow, in his review. rogerebert.com

  4. 2012

    BreakoutJan · Box office

    Middle of Nowhere won DuVernay Sundance's directing award and secured distribution through Participant Media. huffingtonpost.com

  5. 2014

    MilestoneDec 11 · Box office

    For Selma, DuVernay became the first Black woman nominated for a best director Golden Globe. hollywoodreporter.com

Mannequin Challenge

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60K derivatives

Parasite

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Parasite theatrical poster: the Park house lawn, with a pair of legs in the foreground.

$263.5M on a $12M budget

Nike Dream Crazy

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710M impressions

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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Into the Spider-Verse theatrical poster: Miles Morales falling upside down over the city

$394.9M box office

Crazy Rich Asians

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Official Crazy Rich Asians poster with Constance Wu and Henry Golding.

550M impressions

Hamilton on Disney+

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Hamilton Disney+ poster

720.4M impressions

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