How busy is director Ava DuVernay? Really, really busy. So busy that the only time she could sit down for our interview was a Saturday afternoon. And the night before, she had been shooting Disney's A ...

*Ava DuVernay, well known for her critically acclaimed film “Selma,” is also a master moviemaker when it comes to documentaries. “Compton in C Minor” back in 2007 is among DuVernay’s first ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Long before Ava Duvernay earned an Oscar nomination for directing "Selma," and even before she was making movies at all, she was a Los Angeles publicist who championed small ...

The mass incarceration of black people in the United States is an ongoing problem. Jay Z recently addressed it in a video for The New York Times, and now Ava DuVernay is tackling the subject in her ...

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Majestic Theatre in downtown Wayne hosted a free screening of Ava ...

In just over 90 minutes, DuVernay traces the decisions, going as far back as the end of slavery, that led to the creation of the monstrosity known as the prison-industrial complex—and, thus, explains ...

Today, Okayplayer remembers the late, great auteur Diane Martel with a mixtape of the most memorable music videos she directed. Today, Okayplayer remembers the late, great auteur Diane Martel with a ...