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You know, often films that are deemed positive, nobody wants to see them.
Ava DuVernay
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Ava DuVernay
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 24
Film Director
Film Producer
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Television Producer
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Long Beach
California
Ava Marie DuVernay
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