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I am honored to be one of this year's Urbanworld ambassadors for the festival's 20th anniversary, joining my friend David Oyelowo. I have always had a special relationship with Urbanworld, back to my days as a festival publicist to previewing my earlier films and now as an ambassador.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Always Am Ambassador Anniversary Back David Days Earlier Festival Films Friend Had Honored Joining My Friend Now Publicist Relationship Special Year I Am

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If your dream is only about you, it's too small.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Dream Only Small Too You Your Your Dream

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The way that we're consuming what we watch. Netflix, binge-watching, destination agnostic were not terms. It was about networks, times, dates. Even with feature films, you had to see it this way, in this capacity, at this time. All that has changed. Now it's really about the story. It's a gift that I became a storyteller at this time.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Agnostic Became Capacity Changed Consuming Dates Destination Even Feature Feature Films Films Gift Had Netflix Networks Now Really See Story Storyteller Terms Time Times Watch Way Were You

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There can be a progression to the dream; there can be steps to it. When you dissect any successful person's story, it's really rare that it was all or nothing. It's steps, and I just try to remind myself of that in terms of the things that I want; it's like, everything is a step, leading you to where you need to go.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Any Dissect Dream Everything Go Just Leading Like Myself Need Nothing Person Progression Rare Really Remind Step Steps Story Successful Terms Things Try Want Where You

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All the traditional models for doing things are collapsing; from music to publishing to film, and it's a wide open door for people who are creative to do what they need to do without having institutions block their art.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Art Block Collapsing Creative Doing Door Film Having Institutions Models Music Need Open People Publishing Things Traditional Who Wide Without

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Every filmmaker imbues a movie with their own point of view.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Every Filmmaker Movie Own Point Point Of View View

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If I can be in a place where my image is encouraging people to see different people behind the camera, and my image and the images I make can help open up a certain world view, I think that's all a part of a larger spirit of change and progress, and I'm happy to be part of it.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Behind Camera Certain Change Different Different People Encouraging Happy Help Image Images Larger Make Open Part People Place Progress See Spirit Think Up View Where World World View I Think I Can

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In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive portrayals of black people and women, I'm saying complexity. I'm not saying goody-two-shoes, everything's okay. No. The positive view of me is to see me as I am: the 'good,' the 'bad,' the gray. That is a positive portrayal.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Am Bad Black Complexity Dominant Everything Gaze Good Gray Hollywood Male Me Okay People Positive Saying See Straight Talk View Voice White Women I Am

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If you're doing something outside of dominant culture, there's not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Culture Doing Dominant Easy Outside Place Something Will You Yourself

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I love to see people just being regal in their own skin; it's just when they know who they are.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Being Just Know Love Own People See Skin Who I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: August 24th, 1972

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