It’s been four years since Ava DuVernay’s last movie, “A Wrinkle in Time,” a major critical and commercial disappointment.
Following a run with such significant films as “Selma” and the documentary “13th,” both Oscar nominees, DuVernay has been working in the realm of TV.
Her long list of recent projects includes the OWN dramas “Queen Sugar” and “Cherish the Day”; the Netflix limited series “When They See Us” and “Colin in Black & White”; and the DC Comics adaptations “Naomi” for the CW and HBO Max’s “DMZ,” to name a few.
The filmmaker has also focused on building ARRAY, the distribution, arts and advocacy collective which amplifies Black voices, artists of color and women in the cinema.
ARRAY Releasing has launched more than 30 indies films, while initiatives like ARRAY Crew aim to diversify the industry below the line.
DuVernay was tapped to write, direct and produce a feature adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s critically-acclaimed book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” for Netflix.
