The acclaimed filmmaker also shares what viewers can expect from her HBO Max series One Perfect Shot.
AVA DUVERNAY:Yes, it has!
It’s a combination of the two things I love, my city and movies.
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And with my mom here, I think it’s a full-circle moment of dreams coming true.
We pickedSelenaandPurple Rainbecause we wanted something Brown and something Black.
We wanted something that people could sing along to but could also get emotional about.
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I loveSelena, the film is so good and I love the director,Gregory Nava.
And I pickedPurple Rainbecause it’s just the perfect sing-along.
The whole experience has been so wonderful!
I’m really proud of tonight.
Nights like this are fuel, and the energy adds to it.
Why was this title important for you to support?
Me, as a Black woman, I know I’ve had things tough, but for Isabel Sandoval… That’s what we do at Array, and we have so much fun doing it.
check that you watch it when it premieres on Netflix on Aug. 26.
The lines were really long, and due to limited space not everyone made it inside.
With such high demand, do you plan on having more screenings?
I do, I do!
This event happened because of our partnership with Lyft, who gave us some money to put this together.
The thing with L.A. is that the weather stays nice only for so long.
We’re thinking our next one might be close to Halloween, it might be fun!
It was recently announced that you’re working on turning the popular Twitter feedOne Perfect Shotinto a series.
What can you dish about that?
I love that Twitter account so much!
So they started to change and I started to really follow them.
When this idea came about making a show about directors talking about their favorite shot, it was exciting.
You’ll have to be a total film geek to enjoy this show!
We noticed there was a lot of excitement aroundour announcement, so I’m really happy about that.
