Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay Probes the True ​'Origin' of Racism

Directed by Ava DuVernay

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024

From the murder of George Floyd to the anti-Asian fearmongering during the pandemic, a social reckoning around racism was jumpstarted in 20...

Spotify Exodus Continues with Ava DuVernay's Production Company

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022

Decorated filmmaker Ava DuVernay's production company Array has cut ties with Spotify after just signing a multi-year first-look deal with...

Ava DuVernay Wants to Make a Show for LeVar Burton to Host Amid 'Jeopardy!' Loss

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

Despite apparently rating low among Jeopardy!'s roster of guest hosts, LeVar Burton was undeniably the internet's top choice to take over t...

Colin Kaepernick's Early Life to Be Subject of Ava DuVernay-Helmed Netflix Series

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2020

Civil rights activist and former NFL star Colin Kaepernick is set to be the subject of a new scripted Netflix limited series from showrunne...

Seattle Protestors Have Been Hosting Film Screenings Inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2020

Now that Seattle protestors have really settled into the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone — otherwise known as CHAZ — it appears that film scre...

Cineplex and Criterion Lift Fees for Films About Black Lives

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

Cineplex Movies and the Criterion Channel have announced plans to lift the streaming fees on collections of films by Black filmmakers and a...

​Ava DuVernay to Direct Nipsey Hussle Documentary for Netflix

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2020

Ava DuVernay has been confirmed to direct an upcoming documentary about late rapper Nipsey Hussle. Following a recent bidding war, the fea...

Exclaim!'s 10 Most Disappointing Films of 2018

2018 In Lists

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2018

While there were plenty of fun, exciting and downright profound things that happened in pop culture this year, it'd be dishonest to ignore...