Moments That Make Us: Ava DuVernay’s Path from Publicist to Visionary Filmmaker

Описание: To celebrate turning 60, Melinda French Gates sat down with iconic changemakers of all ages to talk about their biggest life transitions for a special series, “Moments That Make Us.” In this episode, she chats with award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay about her journey from being a publicist to making films, her society-shifting vision for the industry, the habit she wished she’d started earlier in life, and why it’s important not to have a fixed idea about yourself—no matter your age.


Check out all of the conversations in this series:
Megan Rapinoe:    • Moments That Make Us: The Radical Empathy ...  
Reese Witherspoon:    • Moments That Make Us: Reese Witherspoon Se...  
Ava DuVernay:    • Moments That Make Us: Ava DuVernay’s Path ...  
Michelle Obama:    • Moments That Make Us: Michelle Obama on Le...  
Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King:    • Moments That Make Us: How Friendship Helpe...  
Billie Jean King:    • Moments That Make Us: Billie Jean King on ...  
& don’t miss the Trailer! :    • Introducing "Moments That Make Us" with Me...  

In this episode:
• 0:45 – How turning 50 felt and thoughts on “growing older”
• 3:39 – Advice for the transition from 30s to 40s
• 4:45 – Ava’s career transition from movie publicist to movie director and how she found the courage to make it
• 8:10 – Why Ava decided to make A Wrinkle in Time
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• 9:20 – Creating her own “liberated territory” and how it helps her as a filmmaker
• 11:25 – Why Ava is attracted to making social justice films
• 12:27 – Adapting the book Caste into the film (Origin)
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o See more:    • Origin Trailer #1 (2024)  
• 13:42 – Advice for handling self-doubt and the importance of “god winks” moments
• 17:30 – How Ava learned about strong female leadership through her family
• 18:25 – The importance of owning the end-to-end experience of film
• 20:16 – How “being bored means being boring” and the joy of lifelong learning
• 21:40 – Advice for younger women
• 26:06 – The importance of small moments of joy throughout each day

Produced by Feee Films
Directed by Felicia Manning
Photography c/o Pivotal Ventures

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