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HelloBeautiful co-founder, Ava DuVernay, made history at the Sundance Film Festival awards last night, as the first black woman to win the “U.S. Drama Directing” award for her second film “Middle of Nowhere.”

Emayatzy Corinealdi stars in the critically acclaimed film, as a woman struggling to maintain her identity while her husband is incarcerated, serving an eight year sentence!

The film has been picked up for distribution by Participant Media and should be in theaters later this year!

Congratulations Ava!

DuVernay Drops Teaser For Beautiful New “Middle Of Nowhere” [VIDEO]

25 Women To Know: Ava DuVernay

For 2024’s iteration of MadameNoire and HelloBeautiful’s annual series Women to Know, we knew we wanted to celebrate the people who help make the joys of film and television possible. To create art is to create magic. This year, we spotlight Hollywood Executive’s changing the face of cinema.