A 100 Million Movie DuVernay directed A Wrinkle in Time 2018 a film based on Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel The project made her the first black woman to direct a live-action movie with a 100 million budget She was only the third woman to do so The star-filled cast includes Reese Witherspoon Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling Storm Reid plays the lead character Meg Murry Meg an ordinary high school student must rescue her father from prison on another planet DuVernay was excited about the opportunity to create a film with a minority heroine DuVernay was the first black woman to direct a Best Motion Picture nominee DuVernay didn’t expect to hear her name called and it wasn’t But she was still a winner Her film was successful in other ways DuVernay did not go to film school Her first job in the movie business was promoting other films What she learned helped her make her own movies She spent 50,000 of her own money to create her first film I Will Follow
DuVernay left directed the 2018 film A Wrinkle in Time which features Storm Reid as main character Meg Murry Released in 2010 the film tells the story of a young woman who takes care of her sick aunt DuVernay used the profits to make another movie
Selma was nominated for a Best Motion Picture Oscar Today DuVernay is an influential film director She makes a point of hiring women and members of racial minorities to work on her films She has more than 1 8 million followers on Twitter She has received many awards She even has a Barbie doll based on her
SELMA DuVernay’s film Selma takes place in Alabama in 1965 At the time black people and white people were kept separate in schools stores and restaurants Many places didn’t allow black people to vote Some people
