Ava DuVernay

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) uses a blend of drama and non-fiction to adapt Isabel Wilkerson's novel Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, which explores the roots of racial and social hierarchies. 

HBO documentary exploring renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.

Athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick and Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) head this series depicting the lives of Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.

David Oyelowo (Interstellar) is the great Martin Luther King in this historical drama detailing the legendary activist, the civil rights march, and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s (Tom Wilkinson) role in the era.

Director Ava DuVernay (Selma) explores the injustice of the US prison system and what it reveals about racial inequality in America.

Meg, her brother and a friend are sent into space to find their father in the Disney adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 sci-fi novel.

Pamela B. Green documents the career of Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female film director, and seeks to find out why this artist faded from memory.

In this Emmy-winning four-part Netflix drama, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) tells the true story of the five teens from Harlem falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.