The director talks to Colorlines about the social justice and equity themes in “A Wrinkle in Time” and what she hopes viewers will do when they leave the theater.
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By Sameer Rao
March 9, 2018
Ava DuVernay might be the busiest artist in Hollywood right now. Her to-do list includes a CBS drama series about police violence, a miniseries about the Central Park Five, a new season of “Queen Sugar” and an entertainment diversity initiative. Plus there’s a little film fantasy called “A Wrinkle in Time” that opens in theaters today (March 9).
Her adaption of the 1962 children’s novel features a predominantly Black and Brown leading cast, and as a Disney property, it is her biggest budget film project to date. But that hasn’t shifted DuVernay’s focus; the “Selma” filmmaker says the movie incorporates the same social justice and empowerment themes that have always guided her work.
DuVernay talked to Colorlines about those themes, moving beyond the barriers that come with being a Black woman in entertainment and what she hopes her youngest audience members will do after the closing credits.
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