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Ava DuVernay Quotes

I’m a prison abolitionist because the prison system as it is set up is just not working. It’s horrible Picture Quote #1

There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is a reflection as opposed to an interpretation, and I think we get a lot of interpretations about the lives of women that are not coming from women Picture Quote #1

Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal Picture Quote #1

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn’t done when they lock picture. We must see our films through Picture Quote #1

I didn’t start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets Picture Quote #1

I didn’t go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry Picture Quote #1

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I think that women definitely have a special bond as friends that is hard to describe to men, and we don’t often see that portrayed narratively Picture Quote #1

Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film Picture Quote #1

If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself Picture Quote #1

When I’m marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else’s, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done Picture Quote #1

All the traditional models for doing things are collapsing; from music to publishing to film, and it’s a wide open door for people who are creative to do what they need to do without having institutions block their art Picture Quote #1

As long as you’re in an environment where the worth of the project isn’t based on the project but what its predecessors did, it’s not truly inclusive Picture Quote #1

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I just don’t think there’s a lot of support for the woman’s voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time Picture Quote #1

I make films about black women and it doesn’t mean that you can’t see them as a black man, doesn’t mean that he can’t see them as a white man or she can’t see them as a white woman Picture Quote #1

In documentaries, there’s a truth that unfolds unnaturally, and you get to chronicle it. In narratives, you have to create the situations so that the truth will come out Picture Quote #1

I love making films. I’m happiest when I’m doing it. For me, the fear is not being able to make the next thing and not being able, as a woman filmmaker and as a filmmaker of color, to put together the resources to make another thing Picture Quote #1

Time will tell... whether folks want to point and stare at the black woman filmmaker who made a certain kind of film, and pat her on the back, or if they want to actually roll up the sleeves and do a little bit of work so that there can be more of me coming through Picture Quote #1

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I’m a prison abolitionist because the prison system as it is set up is just not working. It’s horrible (Ava DuVernay Quotes) There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is a reflection as opposed to an interpretation, and I think we get a lot of interpretations about the lives of women that are not coming from women (Ava DuVernay Quotes) Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal (Ava DuVernay Quotes) Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn’t done when they lock picture. We must see our films through (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I didn’t start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I didn’t go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I think that women definitely have a special bond as friends that is hard to describe to men, and we don’t often see that portrayed narratively (Ava DuVernay Quotes) Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film (Ava DuVernay Quotes) If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself (Ava DuVernay Quotes) When I’m marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else’s, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done (Ava DuVernay Quotes) All the traditional models for doing things are collapsing; from music to publishing to film, and it’s a wide open door for people who are creative to do what they need to do without having institutions block their art (Ava DuVernay Quotes) As long as you’re in an environment where the worth of the project isn’t based on the project but what its predecessors did, it’s not truly inclusive (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I just don’t think there’s a lot of support for the woman’s voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I make films about black women and it doesn’t mean that you can’t see them as a black man, doesn’t mean that he can’t see them as a white man or she can’t see them as a white woman (Ava DuVernay Quotes) In documentaries, there’s a truth that unfolds unnaturally, and you get to chronicle it. In narratives, you have to create the situations so that the truth will come out (Ava DuVernay Quotes) I love making films. I’m happiest when I’m doing it. For me, the fear is not being able to make the next thing and not being able, as a woman filmmaker and as a filmmaker of color, to put together the resources to make another thing (Ava DuVernay Quotes) Time will tell... whether folks want to point and stare at the black woman filmmaker who made a certain kind of film, and pat her on the back, or if they want to actually roll up the sleeves and do a little bit of work so that there can be more of me coming through (Ava DuVernay Quotes)

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