Meet The Artists ‘12: Ava Duvernay
Please take the time to familiarize yourself if you haven’t already. Ava Duvernay is a filmmaker whom I had the pleasure of meeting last year. A friend of mine asked me to film the premiere of the movie, “I Will Follow.” He clearly stated that there was no budget to pay me, but it would be an amazing opportunity to meet the director. Because I was self-employed, carless and living 16 miles away from the venue at the time, my first inclination was to decline. On the other hand, I was taught to never turn down an opportunity of any kind (within reason, of course). Gladly, I chose the latter.
As an aspiring filmmaker, I respect and salute Ava. Her movie entitled, “Middle of Nowhere” was accepted into Sundance ‘12. If you know anything about Sundance, you know that is an amazing feat. Over 3000 movies are submitted into Sundance yearly and to be one of the selected few to premier in Salt Lake City is quite the honor.
Congrats to Ava on her directorial success. This is only the beginning and I’m certain you know it as well.
Be well.
