DuVernay began her career with the documentary This Is the Life and her first features I Will Follow and Middle of Nowhere, the latter of which gained her the U.S. Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. After this, DuVernay directed Selma, a $20 million film about Martin Luther King’s 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. The film was a success, making $66.8 million and gaining a Best Picture nomination. Her sensitive focus on racial issues is apparent in all of her early works and is a big part of her identity as a filmmaker, as is evidenced in her follow-up to Selma, the documentary 13th. As one of the premiere voices of both African-Americans and women in film, DuVernay signing on to direct A Wrinkle in Time for Disney was a landmark. She became the first black woman to direct a live-action film with the budget over $100 million and her goals of representing diversity are apparent in her casting of Storm Reid in the lead role.
Ava DuVernay directs Bradford Young on the set of Selma. Photograph courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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I think Wonder Woman succesfully reached the hype and that Patty Jenkins saved the DC movie franchise. It had a great storyline, unlike BvS(Martha!), stunning fight scenes, and overall depicted Wonder Woman the right way: Strong, brave, courageous, and somewhat innocent.