Ava DuVernay

  • Movie News

Ava DuVernay Wants Origin Audiences to Ask Themselves: ‘Who Are You Better Than?’

Ava DuVernay invites audiences to consider their own privileges and prejudices in her devastating new movie Origin, a heartbreakingly human…

6 months ago
  • Movie News

Colin Kaepernick’s Coming of Age; Will Poulter Joins Guardians 3; Superman’s Coming Out

Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay's Netflix show is coming soon; Midsommar star Will Poulter joins the cast of Guardians of The…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

New Jersey vs. Georgia; Gods Is Dead; Yeun & Peele

In today's Movie News Rundown: New Jersey hopes to poach Georgia productions; Ava DuVernay's DC Film New Gods is dead;…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Ava DuVernay Among New Academy Members

Ava DuVernay is among those who have been voted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Ava DuVernay v. Stephen King: How Much Should Diversity Matter in Oscars Voting? (Podcast)

Stephen King disappointed Ava DuVernay recently when he tweeted about casting his Oscar ballot: "I would never consider diversity in…

4 years ago
  • Best Of

ICYMI: The Best of September 2017 on MovieMaker.com

September's ended so it is time to wake up. We’ve gathered those must-save guides and more September highlights—including an in-depth…

7 years ago
  • Producing

Wu-Tang Forever: What an Inclusive Crew Means, and Why Hiring One Will Change Your Life

I talk to myself. I do it so frequently I’m pretty sure my neighbors think I have a roommate. I’m…

7 years ago
  • Summer 2017

The Conviction of a Misguided Visionary: These Three Prison Inmates Are Looking To Moviemaking As Their Salvation

There’s a lot of tough talk about braving the “art life,” and with good reason. Trying times—from being exploited in…

7 years ago
  • Producing

Thinking Of Joining the Producers Guild? Here’s Why I Joined, and How To Get In

Producers see films through from concept to the finish line. Producers are creative visionaries, leaders. They help secure financing and talent,…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Wonder Women: 10 Female Directors Who Made the Jump From Indie to Mainstream

It's always been tough for female directors to find the same amount of work that male directors have. Thankfully, in…

7 years ago
  • Winter 2017

Penetrating Images: I Am Not Your Negro Remixes James Baldwin with America’s Tradition of On-Screen Racism

When Raoul Peck was eight, his family fled Haiti for the Congo to escape the tyranny of then-dictator François Duvalier.…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Knowing the Difference Between Fact and Truth When Adapting a True Story

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Taking the 1994 film Quiz Show…

7 years ago
  • MM Guide 2017

The Adept Adapter: A Primer on Adaptation (i.e. Hacking Someone’s Great Idea and Making it Your Own)

Maybe it’s a childhood favorite you’ve always dreamed of seeing on a big screen, or a recommendation from your mother…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

2016 LA Film Festival Preview: 10 Feature Film Picks From a Diverse Lineup

If you're a film aficionado looking for both eclectic fare and a high from buzzy world premieres, few fests beat…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

We Want You (to Help Make Movies): Global Media Makers Poses Filmmakers as Agents of Cultural Exchange

Indie moviemakers often take on other roles—entrepreneur, advocate, teacher. Add cultural ambassador and diplomat to that list for some of…

8 years ago
  • Movie News
  • Winter 2015

MovieMaker’s Winter 2015 Issue: On Newsstands January 30, 2015

MovieMaker Magazine's 112th issue, Winter 2015, will be distributed at the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals from January 22nd to…

9 years ago
  • Interviews

“Why I Said Yes:” Oprah Winfrey on Producing and Acting in Selma

Oprah Winfrey participated at the Manhattan press conference Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the Mandarin Oriental New York, to promote…

9 years ago
  • Directing
  • Inside MM - Directing
  • Interviews
  • Winter 2015

Taking History by the Horns: Circumstance, Talent and Willpower Come Together in Selma

The making of movies invites the making of myth. Especially when it turns out well, the story of how a…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

Film Independent Forum 2013: Interview with Film Independent President Josh Welsh

The ninth edition of the Film Independent Forum, put on by Los Angeles-based nonprofit Film Independent, took place October 25-27,…

10 years ago