Dalit scholar Suraj Yengde, author of Caste Matters and The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical Reflections, attended the premiere of Origin, directed by Ava DuVernay, at the Venice Film Festival.
When I meet Ava DuVernay, inside the bowels of the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido, I’m immediately struck by her poise and sense of purpose. Read More
Filmmaker behind Selma and The 13th became the first African American woman with a film in competition in Venice for her new drama Origin Read More
DuVernay is the first African American woman in the festival’s 80-year existence to have a film compete for the Golden Lion. Read More
DuVernay’s powerful biographical drama is the first movie by a Black U.S. female director to be included in the official competition at the world’s oldest film festival. Read More
Ava DuVernay made history Wednesday as the first African American woman to direct a feature in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Read More