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We cover art, design, tech, literature, and music. Presented by For Harriet\n"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/Ava+Duvernay?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=8"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/search\/label\/Ava%20Duvernay"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/Ava+Duvernay\/-\/Ava+Duvernay?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=9\u0026max-results=8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"21"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"8"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-4959115847966628419"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-10T01:27:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-10T01:27:47.801-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"13th"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Emmys"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay's \"13th\" Wins Four Emmy Awards"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo la-1505015183-mcuoxpgo93-snap-image.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/la-1505015183-mcuoxpgo93-snap-image.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003EWith eight total nominations, \"13th,\" Ava DuVernay's acclaimed documentary on mass incarceration, was favored to win big at the Creative Arts Emmys.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Netflix original earned four awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Special. DuVernay also picked up a statue for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EThe director and showrunner used her time on stage to shed more light on the ongoing problem or mass incarceration. “It’s nights like these when you are able to amplify a story with this kind of attention that make me happy,” DuVernay said. “This is an evergreen story. It’s ongoing. It wasn’t just something that we dropped last year. It shouldn’t be forgotten. There are still 2.3 million people behind bars. We over-incarcerate in this country — the most incarcerated nation in the world. Now, more than ever, it’s important for people who believe in a different way of policing and criminal justice to make our voices heard.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERead more of her remarks at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2017\/09\/ava-duvernay-emmy-win-13th-1202165751\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDeadline\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the Creative Arts Emmys, \u0026nbsp;the non-televised Emmy awards are presented."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/4959115847966628419\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2017\/09\/ava-duvernays-13th-wins-four-emmy-awards.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4959115847966628419"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4959115847966628419"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2017\/09\/ava-duvernays-13th-wins-four-emmy-awards.html","title":"Ava DuVernay's \"13th\" Wins Four Emmy Awards"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-2167969184311214016"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-17T10:09:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-17T14:52:41.818-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oprah Winfrey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OWN"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Queen Sugar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay on Hollywood's Whiteness: \"No One's Going to Stop Me from Doing What I Want\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/imageshack.com\/i\/poGCd1raj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/imagizer.imageshack.us\/v2\/xq90\/924\/GCd1ra.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay cover the latest issue of \u003Ci\u003EThe Hollywood Reporter\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;ahead of the September 6 premiere \"Queen Sugar.\" For the article the two did a\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/features\/oprah-winfrey-ava-duvernay-black-920196\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E joint interview\u003C\/a\u003E where they discussed their vision for the project, Black Lives Matter, and creating space in Hollywood.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter a handful of films, DuVernay has already become the standard-bearer for marginalized voices in Hollywood. She carries the mantle beautiful. When asked if she feels the weight of her accomplishment she said:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"Pressure\" is the wrong word. I'm in a space where I'm able to do the things that I want to do and the start of that was doing it on my own and working independently without permission. Even though I have more folks, more money and more infrastructure around me now, I made a decision [long ago] to work from a place of protecting my own voice by collaborating with people who nurture and value that — and not trying to spend my time knocking on doors that were closed to me, begging people for things that put me at a disadvantage because they had it and I didn't.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- responsive -side --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"4373477998\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuVernay will be the first woman of color to direct a film with a budget of over $100 million. She says she sees no limits for her career.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003ENo, no one's going to stop me from doing what I want to do; I just have to figure out a way to do it that might not be the easy route that my counterparts who don't look like me and identify as I do have. They have a bit of an easier time of it, an easier road, but it doesn't mean I can't do it. It may just take me a bit.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuVernay also talks about making art in this political moment. Black Lives Matter is a staple in \"Queen Sugar\" but not in the ways one might expect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EYou see integration of Black Lives Matter from the beginning of [Queen Sugar] because it is literally black lives having meaning and mattering in the everyday. With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I'm hoping to dismantle the public notion — for folks outside of the community — of what Black Lives Matter means. It's really about saying that black lives matter, that humanity is the same when you go inside people's homes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003Eamzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"forhar-20\"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\"; amzn_assoc_region = \"US\"; amzn_assoc_title = \"\"; amzn_assoc_asins = \"B00S66P2GC,B00HV3RNTA,B00E0AEQHE,B00S0X4HK8\"; amzn_assoc_linkid = \"2d67dd2a0cd82807e9ea40efc78563d5\"; \u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/imageshack.com\/i\/pnX22Izlj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/imagizer.imageshack.us\/v2\/xq90\/923\/X22Izl.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/imageshack.com\/i\/pl0TnVAAj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/imagizer.imageshack.us\/v2\/xq90\/921\/0TnVAA.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPhotos: Milley Mobley\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/2167969184311214016\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/ava-duvernay-on-hollywoods-whiteness-no.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2167969184311214016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2167969184311214016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/ava-duvernay-on-hollywoods-whiteness-no.html","title":"Ava DuVernay on Hollywood's Whiteness: \"No One's Going to Stop Me from Doing What I Want\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-2900815392455491540"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-03T12:43:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-03T12:46:49.731-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay Will Be the First Black Woman to Direct a $100 Million Film"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo shutterstock_275005601.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn018\/shutterstock_275005601.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva DuVernay's next huge project will be a film adaptation of the classic book \"A Wrinkle In Time.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Disney production will receive \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/envelope\/cotown\/la-et-ct-wrinkle-tax-credits-20160802-snap-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$18 million in tax credits\u003C\/a\u003E with a budget of more than $100 million. The film blog \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.womenandhollywood.com\/ava-duvernay-will-be-first-african-american-woman-to-helm-100-million-film-4001572bacb4#.6a9sj3juz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWomen and Hollywood\u003C\/a\u003E confirms that she is the first Black woman to direct a film with a budget this huge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EAva DuVernay will be the first African American woman to helm a live-action feature with a budget over $100 million. Only two other women have directed live-action films with a budget in this range. Kathryn Bigelow was the first in 2002 with “K-19: The Widowmaker.” Patty Jenkins will be the second with next year’s “Wonder Woman.” And now Ava DuVernay will be the third. And she’ll be the first woman of color.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuVernay has come a long way from her days of directing small independent films. Both 2011's \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005NKDL2Q\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=7462e1881b72d1e6d1e18cdd5bc1efd7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI Will Follow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E and \u0026nbsp;2012's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-Nowhere-Omari-Hardwick\/dp\/B00S66P2GC\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1470246299\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=ava+duvernay\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=a3cd174c6d738890538208fb421265fe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMiddle of Nowhere\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E had minuscule budgets. DuVernay won the best director prize at Sundance for the later film.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe went on to direct 2014's \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Selma-David-Oyelowo\/dp\/B00S0X4HK8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1470246299\u0026amp;sr=8-5\u0026amp;keywords=ava+duvernay\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=bfcc6a89a430e19857908a496a84681d\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESelma\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E which had a $20 million budget.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuVernay's career has flourished, in part, because of versatility. She's at the head of OWN's upcoming drama \u003Ci\u003EQueen Sugar. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003EHer \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/07\/ava-duvernay-will-make-history-with-her.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edocumentary on mass incarceration\u003C\/a\u003E will open the New York Film Festival in September.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E Oprah will also appear in the film.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/2900815392455491540\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/ava-duvernay-will-be-first-black-woman.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2900815392455491540"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2900815392455491540"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/ava-duvernay-will-be-first-black-woman.html","title":"Ava DuVernay Will Be the First Black Woman to Direct a $100 Million Film"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn018\/th_shutterstock_275005601.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-8884598751779821472"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-03T09:59:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-03T10:00:13.429-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oprah Winfrey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OWN"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Queen Sugar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"'Queen Sugar' Get Renewed By OWN Before A Single Episode Airs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo QueenSugar.jpeg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn017\/QueenSugar.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe're still more than a month away from the series premiere of the much-talked-about new drama coming to OWN, but the series has already been renewed for a second season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith director Ava DuVernay at the helm and Oprah and Melissa Carter as executive producers, expectations for the drama are high.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOWN president Erik Logan said in a statement that the show does not disappoint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“When we saw the first cut from Ava, we knew right away that we wanted a second season,” he said. “We think viewers are going to connect with the deeply layered characters and powerful story, and we are excited to be able to share with them Ava’s director’s cut on premiere night without interruption. We are proud to be a network that supports a filmmaker’s creative vision.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Queen-Sugar-Novel-Natalie-Baszile\/dp\/0143126237\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1470235785\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=queen+sugar\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=813c0286a906f390ea05e9aa0ed56bb9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E Queen Sugar\u003C\/a\u003E is based on Natalie Baszile’s 2014 novel. The series follows Bordelon siblings Nova (Rutina Wesley), Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) as they unexpectedly take over the running of a seen-better-days Louisiana sugarcane farm.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first 13-episode season of \u003Ci\u003EQueen Sugar\u003C\/i\u003E premieres September 6. Season two will debut in 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003Eamzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"forhar-20\"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\"; amzn_assoc_region = \"US\"; amzn_assoc_title = \"My Amazon Picks\"; amzn_assoc_linkid = \"97b6079db287de3dccdf3378bdd9d48d\"; amzn_assoc_asins = \"0143126237,1101902574,1617754463,1250074673\"; \u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/8884598751779821472\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/queen-sugar-get-renewed-by-own-before.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/8884598751779821472"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/8884598751779821472"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/queen-sugar-get-renewed-by-own-before.html","title":"'Queen Sugar' Get Renewed By OWN Before A Single Episode Airs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn017\/th_QueenSugar.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-8422805106482681121"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-25T12:53:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-25T12:55:57.972-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New York Film Festival. documentaries."}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay Will Make History With Her New Documentary on Mass Incarceration"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo rendered.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn006\/rendered.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva DuVernay is a busy woman. Not only is the distribution collective she founded changing the face of independent film, but she's at the helm of forthcoming projects like OWN's \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/02\/oprah-and-ava-duvernay-to-team-up-for.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EQueen Sugar\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/03\/ava-duvernay-battle-of-versailles-hbo-films-1201722419\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHBO documentary\u003C\/a\u003E about an illustrious fashion face-off, and Madeleine L'Engle's \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/02\/ava-duvernay-to-direct-disneys-wrinkle.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA Wrinkle in Time\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmazingly, while she was doing this work, she was secretly filming \u003Ci\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;13th \u003C\/i\u003Ea documentary about mass incarceration that will open the New York Film Festival. \u0026nbsp;DuVernay is the first Black woman to open the festival.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe film's name refers to the 13th amendment of the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery. It was ratified in 1865.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E“A certain part of our population has been demonized for the benefit of private industry and politicians, and a lot of forces that have nothing to do with, quote, ‘keeping people safe,’” Ms. DuVernay told the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/20\/movies\/ava-duvernay-new-york-film-festival-the-13th.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts\u0026amp;smtyp=cur\u0026amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;“Once you know why we’re here and how we got here, we’re on more solid footing to walk ourselves out of this deep valley that we found ourselves in. That’s the hope.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe film will feature archival footage and interviews with activists and social commentators like Van Jones and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness\/dp\/1595586431\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1469468839\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=michelle+alexander\u0026amp;linkCode=ll1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=cd159b9b43fcb72c42804ad6f0428399\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMichelle Alexander\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuVernay has often used her voice to support social causes. She was among a group of celebrities who opted to attend a fundraiser for Flint, Michigan instead of the Oscars this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6xX8uLidWgs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe New York Film Festival opens on September 30. The film will be available on Netflix and in theaters on October 7.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EPhoto: Shutterstock\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cI2cw_-7VfM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/8422805106482681121\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/07\/ava-duvernay-will-make-history-with-her.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/8422805106482681121"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/8422805106482681121"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/07\/ava-duvernay-will-make-history-with-her.html","title":"Ava DuVernay Will Make History With Her New Documentary on Mass Incarceration"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/thehlmn006\/th_rendered.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-6424730484338965996"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-23T12:11:00.003-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-23T12:13:28.381-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"films"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay to Direct Disney's \"A Wrinkle in Time\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/imageshack.com\/i\/pnibmxQ2j\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/imagizer.imageshack.us\/v2\/xq90\/923\/ibmxQ2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva DuVernay will direct \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312367546\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0312367546\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=32GCHMUFOYFVKJYZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA Wrinkle in Time\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E based on Madeleine L'Engle's 1963 novel, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/02\/ava-duvernay-a-wrinkle-in-time-disney-madeleine-lengle-1201707452\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDeadline reports\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to Deadline:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA Wrinkle In Time involves a young girl whose government scientist father has gone missing after working on a mysterious project called a tesseract, which involves being transported to a fifth dimension with mysterious inhabited planets. She takes part in a search for her father and sees some incredible creatures along the way.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EDuVernay directed the Oscar-winning historical film, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Q9uPtH\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESelma\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and garnered acclaim for her independent films, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00S66P2GC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00S66P2GC\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=ZSSJJQYC7XLHR3SB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMiddle of Nowhere\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HV3RNTA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00HV3RNTA\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=J26VJJBSGAFC6N2F\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI Will Follow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. She \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/12\/ava-duvernay-makes-history-with-golden.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Emade history\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in 2014 when she was the first Black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Director.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto: Shutterstock\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C!--\/* OpenX JavaScript tag *\/--\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- \/*  * The tag in this template has been generated for use on a  * non-SSL page. 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Included in the collection is a doll in the likeness of filmmaker Ava DuVernay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EDuVernay directed last year's acclaimed \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00V8Z7E1Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00V8Z7E1Y\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=HAHUSVZALDXLEZA3\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESelma\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E. \u003C\/i\u003EShe was the\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/12\/ava-duvernay-makes-history-with-golden.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E \u003Cb\u003Efirst Black woman director\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E ever nominated for a Golden Globe last year for her work on the film. She won the Best Director prize at Sundance in 2012 for her independent film\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00S66P2GC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00S66P2GC\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=EZR44SUZ6Z5JOR3G\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMiddle of Nowhere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E DuVernay, who was once a publicist, also heads Array, a distribution company for independent films produced by people of color.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe doll's launch is exciting for collectors and fans. It quickly sold out on Mattel's site, but is no available for pre-order \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018DWZ6AU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B018DWZ6AU\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=PDD2VZADZ74GQM34\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eon Amazon\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. According to the site, it will ship in January. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018DWZ6AU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B018DWZ6AU\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=LCVML2JBUDDFMSOV\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;ASIN=B018DWZ6AU\u0026amp;Format=_SL250_\u0026amp;ID=AsinImage\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;WS=1\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=forhar-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B018DWZ6AU\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018DWZ6AU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B018DWZ6AU\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=forhar-20\u0026amp;linkId=LCVML2JBUDDFMSOV\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EPurchase the Ava DuVernay Doll Here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=forhar-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B018DWZ6AU\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto Credit: Amazon\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/932629174907182107\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/12\/ava-duvernays-barbie-is-now-available.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/932629174907182107"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/932629174907182107"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/12\/ava-duvernays-barbie-is-now-available.html","title":"The Ava DuVernay Barbie Doll is Now Available for Purchase"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-1867771792993481594"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-12T21:14:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-09-12T21:15:08.836-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"array"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Toronto International Film Festival"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay Will Be Honored at the Toronto International Film Festival's Ebert Tribute"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aKJ1QuqEQRc\/VfSyldBuKBI\/AAAAAAAAC4g\/9gmhygMjAkY\/s1600\/ava-duvernay-katrina.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rogerebert.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERogerebert.com\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has announced that filmmaker\u0026nbsp;Ava DuVernay will be honored at the Toronto International Film Festival's Ebert Tribute luncheon on Sunday, September 13th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuVernay will receive a Golden Thumb presented by Festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey and Ebert's widow, Chaz Ebert, vice president of the Ebert Company.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EDuVernay was praised by the late film critic \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/cast-and-crew\/roger-ebert\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERoger Ebert\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who the award is named for. \u0026nbsp;Her\u0026nbsp;2010 drama, \"I Will Follow,\" was hailed by Ebert as \"one of the best films I've seen about the loss of a loved one.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuVernay has since directed \"Middle of Nowhere,\" featuring David Oyelowo, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, \"Selma.\" She is also the founder of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/09\/ava-duvernay-expands-her-distribution.html#axzz3lYyTb1dS\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArray\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an independent film and resource collective aimed at promoting female filmmakers and\u0026nbsp;filmmakers\u0026nbsp;of color. Before making films DuVernay spent 14 years as a marketer and publicist for directors including Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto: Getty\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/1867771792993481594\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/09\/ava-duvernay-will-be-honored-at-toronto.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/1867771792993481594"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/1867771792993481594"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/09\/ava-duvernay-will-be-honored-at-toronto.html","title":"Ava DuVernay Will Be Honored at the Toronto International Film Festival's Ebert Tribute"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aKJ1QuqEQRc\/VfSyldBuKBI\/AAAAAAAAC4g\/9gmhygMjAkY\/s72-c\/ava-duvernay-katrina.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});