Ava Did That | a Smalls study guide
by kamooremitch | created - 01 Oct 2018 | updated - 01 Oct 2018 | Publica list of works touched by filmmaker, Ava DuVernay. gold.
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1. Saturday Night Life (2006)
12 min | Short, Drama
The film captures an uplifting night in the life of a desperate single mother.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Donielle Artese, James Black, Melissa De Sousa
Votes: 34
2. This Is the Life (2008)
97 min | Documentary
A feature-length documentary that chronicles "The Good Life" emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the art form.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: 2Mex, Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, Brian Cross
Votes: 201
3. My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010 TV Short)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary exploring the issues and art of women hip hop artists, from the 1980s through 2010.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Chuck D, Missy Elliott, Eve, The Lady of Rage
Votes: 31
4. I Will Follow (2010)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Michole Briana White, Dijon Talton
Votes: 758 | Gross: $0.36M
5. Middle of Nowhere (2012)
R | 97 min | Drama
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Lorraine Toussaint, Edwina Findley Dickerson
Votes: 1,564 | Gross: $0.08M
6. Essence Presents: Faith in 2010 (2010 TV Short)
44 min | Short, Music
Explores the journey of two Katrina survivors five years after the storm, and the gospel music that empowered them during their traumatic ordeal.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Juanita Bynum, T.D. Jakes, Ledisi, Mary Mary
Votes: 8
7. TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival (2010 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Music
A two-hour music documentary showcasing the nation's largest African-American music festival, with behind-the-scenes moments and exhilarating performances by Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, ... See full summary »
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Arrested Development, Mary J. Blige, De La Soul, Earth Wind & Fire
Votes: 13
8. The Door (VIII) (2013)
9 min | Short, Music
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Adepero Oduye
Votes: 102
9. Scandal (2012–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
A former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
Stars: Kerry Washington, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Díaz
Votes: 67,095
10. Nine for IX (2013– )
60 min | Documentary, Sport
Series focuses on captivating stories of women in sports told through the lens of female filmmakers. Nine for IX film topics include an intimate look at Pat Summitt, college sports' most ... See full summary »
Stars: Brandi Chastain, Ann Meyers, Mary Decker Slaney, Zola Budd
Votes: 52
11. Selma (2014)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 86,215 | Gross: $52.08M
12. For Justice (2015 TV Movie)
Drama
A female FBI agent finds herself caught between her family and her work.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Phylicia Rashad, Tim Blake Nelson, Colman Domingo, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 46
13. Queen Sugar (2016– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows the life of three siblings, who move to Louisiana to claim an inheritance from their recently departed father - an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
Stars: Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey
Votes: 3,903
14. August 28th (2016)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Don Cheadle, Regina King, Angela Bassett, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 52
15. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 31,643
16. A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 41,138 | Gross: $100.48M
17. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 296 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 90,885
18. Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Drama | Announced
Plot speculated. Story pitched on Twitter centers on a scheming character portrayed by Rihanna and her computer-smart best friend (Lupita Nyong'o).
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Rihanna
19. The New Gods
Action, Sci-Fi | Announced
Plot unknown. Feature film based on the DC comic book series, 'The New Gods.'
Director: Ava DuVernay
20. Dawn (I)
Drama, Sci-Fi | Announced
A woman teams up with a group of aliens to help resurrect the human race centuries after a nuclear war.
21. Battle of Versailles (TV Movie)
Drama | Announced
The story of the 1973 Palace of Versailles fashion show where top French designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin faced of against American newcomers Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein and Halston.
Director: Ava DuVernay
22. Compton in C Minor (2009)
Short
'Compton in C Minor' is a meditation on the gang capital of the world from a hometown girl's point of view. Frustrated by negative portrayals of the inner-city, director Ava DuVernay ... See full summary »
Director: Ava DuVernay
Votes: 11
23. Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé (2017 Video)
8 min | Short, Music
Music video for the song "Family Feud" by Jay Z.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Beyoncé, Omari Hardwick, Jessica Chastain, Michael B. Jordan
Votes: 505
24. Grace (IV) (2011)
10 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A distraught white woman tangles with a black male stranger in an isolated cabin, and nothing is what it seems.
Director: Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Stars: Arielle Kebbel, Dorian Missick
25. The Last Amazons (TV Movie)
Drama | Announced
An account of how the great mythical Amazon queens lived their lives and fought major battles against foes like the Ancient Greeks.
26. Black Girls Rock! 2011 (2011 TV Special)
TV-PG | 90 min | Music
An awards ceremony that honored women of color for their achievements in music, entertainment, and entrepreneurship, along with musical performances by female R&B and soul recording artists.
Stars: Anita Baker, Melanie Fiona, Erykah Badu, Elle Varner
Votes: 22
27. Girlfriends (2000–2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
Stars: Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, Reginald C. Hayes
Votes: 3,736
28. City of Angels (2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Hospital drama that takes place in Los Angeles.
Stars: Blair Underwood, Michael Warren, Hill Harper, Phil Buckman
Votes: 129
29. Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eva doesn't let her 3 sisters' men push them around. She's always butting in. How to pacify Eva? Find her a man. The men pay a playboy to be that man. The problem is - he falls in love with Eva.
Director: Gary Hardwick | Stars: Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J, Essence Atkins, Duane Martin
Votes: 6,481 | Gross: $17.33M
30. Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Drama, Crime
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's ... See full summary »
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young, Brenden Jefferson
Votes: 3,008
31. Chisholm '72 (2004)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A documentary on Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley's Chisholm's 1972 presidential bid.
Director: Shola Lynch | Stars: Shirley Chisholm, Walter Cronkite, George Wallace, Ralph Abernathy
Votes: 231
32. My Brother (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
"My Brother" is an inner city story of two impoverished boys, Isaiah and James. James is developmentally disabled. Their mother, L'Tisha, finds herself in a tragic situation. Dying of ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Lover | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Tatum O'Neal, Nashawn Kearse, Christopher Scott
Votes: 321 | Gross: $0.03M
33. Dreamgirls (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover
Votes: 68,756 | Gross: $103.37M
34. American Violet (2008)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
Director: Tim Disney | Stars: Nicole Beharie, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 2,388 | Gross: $0.55M
35. A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy (2008)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A between-the-sheets peek at Black Love and Sexuality.
Director: Dennis Dortch | Stars: Kathryn Taylor Smith, Brandon Valley Jones, Chonte Harris, Marcuis Harris
Votes: 424 | Gross: $0.01M
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