Monkeys Fighting Robots’ Black History Month celebration continues! The movie-making business is a mechanism of moving parts that can get complicated and confusing. Imagine the muddled robot effects of any Transformers movie and apply it to real life. The process of getting a film from concept to completion is a long, twisting road. Now imagine being African-American in a white-dominated industry and things get even more complex. However, some brothers and sisters, like the ones on our list, have conquered any and all hurdles to make some fantastic pieces of motion picture brilliance.
Black History Month Tribute To
Great African-American Directors
2. Ava DuVernay
You might want to call her “Ms. First.” DuVernay was the first black female nominated for Best Director at Sundance (she won) and the Golden Globes. Selma was the first film directed by a female African-American nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. DuVernay is a bold director who turned down a sure-hit offer from Disney to direct Black Panther. Instead, DuVernay tackled the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in the acclaimed Netflix documentary 13th.
Films To Watch:
Middle of Nowhere – 2012
Selma – 2014
13th – 2016
