Ava DuVernay (above) already had an impressive resume as a marketer and publicist collaborating on film and TV projects with a who’s who of the Hollywood “A” list ranging from Steven Spielberg to Clint Eastwood through her DVA Media + Marketing firm. DuVernay has stepped behind the camera herself and is making waves with her second film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. At […]

Whoever said black film is dead, think again!  Last night at the Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony,  Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win US Directing Award: Dramatic for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere.  The movie stars  Emayatzy Corinealdi as a young woman struggling to maintain her identity while her husband […]

Director Ava DuVernay is back on the grind, continuing her crusade to elevate black cinema. After the smashing success of her 2011 feature debut, I Will Follow, DuVernay follows up with her second film, Middle of Nowhere.  A young woman (Emayatzy Corinealdi) struggles to maintain her marriage and her identity when her husband (Omari Hardwick) […]