Ava DuVernay Movies

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...

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,...

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

The story of a defiant movement of women of color transforming American politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm...

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

The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.

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...

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

'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...

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...

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...

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