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Ava DuVernay Interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
Ava DuVernay: A New Director, After Changing Course
In January, Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win Sundance’s best directing award for her second feature-length film, Middle of Nowhere. The film is about a young black woman named Ruby, who puts her life and dreams of going to medical school on hold while her husband is in prison.
Listen to the interview here.