I never had a desire to be a filmmaker. As a child and a teenager and in college, I was not aware of black women making films. Ava DuVernay awareblackchild Change image and share on social
I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films. Ava DuVernay bigfemalefilm Change image and share on social
There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way. Ava DuVernay belongbodydictate Change image and share on social
Film school was a privilege I could not afford. Ava DuVernay affordfilmprivilege Change image and share on social
I usually make films with $2 and a paper clip. Ava DuVernay clipfilmmake Change image and share on social
I didn't have to learn Selma to make 'Selma.' I didn't have to research what kind of place this is. The people I love most in the world live in that part of the country. Ava DuVernay countrykindlearn Change image and share on social
I didn't start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets. Ava DuVernay closefilmfilmmaker share on social
The way that we're consuming what we watch. Netflix, binge-watching, destination agnostic were not terms. It was about networks, times, dates. Even with feature films, you had to see it this way, in this capacity, at this time. All that has changed. Now it's really about the story. It's a gift that I became a storyteller at this time. Ava DuVernay agnosticbingecapacity share on social
Why do we always have to see black people in hindsight? Why are the Hollywood movies always historical? What about the contemporary image of black people? Ava DuVernay blackcontemporaryhindsight Change image and share on social
It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith. Ava DuVernay barbieblackmonolith Change image and share on social