Ava DuVernay Was Once Told Not To Apply To Venice Film Festival: ‘You Won’t Get In’
etcanada.comAva DuVernay’s past experiences with the Venice Film Festival have been more exclusionary than esteemed, revealed the director during a press conference for her new film “Origin” on Wednesday.
She explicitly told the audience that one time, she was told applying would be a waste of her time, as she wouldn’t get in, according to Variety. “Origin” follows the story of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a heightened degree of injustice that negatively affects us all, states the film’s synopsis.
It stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal. READ MORE: Oprah Tricks Gayle King And Her Friends Into Taking A Very, Very Long Hike DuVernary comes to the festival with a heavy weight on her shoulders as a history-maker.
She’s the first African American woman to have a film compete for the festival’s acclaimed Golden Lion award. “For Black filmmakers, we’re told that people who love films in other parts of the world don’t care about our stories and don’t care about our films.
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