Ava DuVernay
An episode of the Maltin on Movies podcast, hosted by Leonard Maltin & Jessie Maltin, titled "Ava DuVernay" was published on August 9, 2019 and runs 34 minutes.
August 9, 2019 ·34m · Maltin on Movies
Episode Description
A born storyteller and natural entrepreneur, Ava DuVernay has achieved many milestones: the first black woman to be named Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival (for Middle of Nowhere), the first to have a feature nominated for Best Picture (Selma), and the first to pilot a big-budget blockbuster, A Wrinkle in Time. She created the hit series Queen Sugar and directed the powerful Netflix miniseries When They See Us. How she found time in her schedule to chat with Leonard and Jessie we'll never know, but they discovered that aside from her great achievements, Ava is equally happy to talk about her early inspirations and lifelong love of movies.
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