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Taken for Granted: Ava DuVernay is Triumphant
Category: Business
Duration: 00:34:57
Publish Date: 2022-05-31 04:00:00
Description:

Before Ava DuVernay became the first Black woman director to win Sundance and get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, she was a publicist with a little hobby, a big dream, and a lot of patience. Adam talks to Ava about how she turned her side gig of filmmaking into a brilliant career, how her leadership style has evolved over the years, and what studying MLK while making the movie Selma can teach us about what it really takes to inspire.

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