#1 Bonus: Ava DuVernay: Creativity, Intention and Perfection

Welcome to a bonus episode of Wanna Be with Ava Duvernay!Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time is in Cinema’s now, and I had the honour and privilege to sit down with Director Ava DuVernay. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to put into words how special this was for me. Ava DuVernay was nominated for the Academy Award- Best Picture for Selma, and Best Documentary film for 13th, she racked up 4 Golden Globe nominations and won 4 Emmys, a Peabody award and a BAFTA. Her work includes Middle of Nowhere, Selma, 13th, Jay-Z's A family Feud, Queen Sugar and of course A Wrinkle In Time to name a few. Ava also founded Array and incredible independent film collective which is dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of colour and women globally.Find your light and watch A Wrinkle in Time check your listings to find the next showing. To find out more about Ava Duvernay, you can follow her @Ava and visit avaduvernay.com and be sure to check out Array by visiting arraynow.com. If you like how this podcast is made and you think you can do what I do, then you need to reach out to the ShoutOut Network find out more about membership by visiting shoutoutnetwork.co.ukBe sure to follow Wanna Be on Twitter and Instagram @wannabepodcast.If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes.Music by Audiobinger- What Dreams Become and The Blue Dot sessions- Smooth StoneSpecial thanks to Vamp PR and DisneyThank you for listening! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.