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Directed Selma.
The historical drama received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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3 public itemsAva DuVernay
Filmmaker and distributor
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Won Sundance’s directing award for Middle of Nowhere.
DuVernay became the first Black woman to win the festival’s U.S. dramatic directing prize.
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Founded the distribution collective that became ARRAY.
The organization amplifies work by Black artists, people of color, and women across film and television.