Ava DuVernay Movies

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang...

The interviews show these extraordinary women sharing their diverse journeys, personal stories, and perspectives, and the effect is both inspiring...

A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney...

This award winning documentary, narrated by Lou Reed, explores the breadth and depth of Occupy Wall Street and how it quickly grew from a small park...

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

Ava DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary that features Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve,...

A visual celebration of the beauty, strength, perseverance and spirit of the Black community in these troubling times.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary London, described as a “thriller that intertwines art, love and restitution.”

We know about the swing. We know about the swagger. But what most Americans don't know about Venus Williams is how she changed the course of her...

This short film by Ava DuVernay celebrates a love of African-American culture, camaraderie, love and romance.

Writer-director Ava DuVernay's short drama concerns a poor, struggling single mother whose trip with her three children to a 99-cent store in Los...

In this 30-minute interview, Oprah Winfrey sits down with director Ava DuVernay to discuss her Oscar-nominated film, historical cycles of oppression...

An exploration of the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund who sold Roy...

'Compton in C Minor' is a meditation on the gang capital of the world from a hometown girl's point of view. Frustrated by negative portrayals of the...