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The traditional ways to make a film, the traditional ways to share a film, have all collapsed. There are no gatekeepers, per se, any more, and anything can be done. Truly, I feel that.
Ava DuVernay
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Ava DuVernay
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 24
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Ava Marie DuVernay
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