No wonder DuVernay has been one of the most in-demand celebrities—and warm and accessible to boot—among the young filmmakers thronging the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival where she participated in a conversation with the French producer, writer, actor and costume designer Rosalie Varda. A publicist turned filmmaker, DuVernay started off by making documentaries. She hit the spotlight on becoming the first African-American woman to win the directing award in the US dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere (2012). She went on to make the 2014 historical drama Selma, which won the Academy Award for Best Song, besides being nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Politically aware, socially conscious and outspoken, she took a dig on stage at the Marrakech conversation on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the double standards of the US judicial system. Whether she was aware of the support being provided to young Dalit film professionals and musicians by Tamil filmmaker Pa Ranjith, she was quick to admit her ignorance while being as agile in stating the need to form solidarities on such efforts and requesting for names of his organisations—Neelam Cultural Centre and The Casteless Collective.
In this conversation, she dwelled on a range of issues, including how she handled a complex topic like the caste system in her film Origin, the significance of streaming platforms like Netflix, and more.
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