Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay is claiming that blackĀ filmmakers get discouraged from entering international film festivals because people outside the United States donāt care about their stories. DuVernay ā director of the Martin Luther King Jr. biopicĀ SelmaĀ and various Netflix prestige projects, who walked away from lucrative first-look deals with both Spotify and Warner Bros. āĀ lamented her
Director Ava DuVernay: International Film Festivals ‘Don’t Care’ About Black Filmmakers’ Stories
September 25, 2023 by BWC
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