10 Things You Should Know About Ava DuVernay
Learn more about the director of I Will Follow!
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Affirming Her Beliefs - She is the Founder of AFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement. (Photo: FERNANDO LEON)
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Making History - She is the winner of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Award for Best Director, and is the first African-American to do so. Her movie Middle of Nowhere is what landed her the winning title. (Photo: EPA/GEORGE FREY /LANDOV)
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Critical Acclaim - Movie critic Roger Ebert championed DuVernay stating that "I Will Follow is one of the best films I've seen about coming to terms with the death of a loved one." (Photo: Anna Webber/Getty Images for WIF)
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Based on a True Story - Her debut film, I Will Follow, is based on her relationship with her late aunt. She wrote, directed and funded the film herself. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Low Budget, High Value - DuVernay made I Will Follow in 15 days and kept the production cost under $50,000 by keeping the location the same throughout the filming process. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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