Directing is a profession of Ava DuVernay.
13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay . A Wrinkle in Time is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee . Ava DuVernay . At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival , DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere , becoming the first African-American woman to win the award . Middle of Nowhere is 2012 independent feature film written and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Emayatzy Corinealdi , David Oyelowo , Omari Hardwick and Lorraine Toussaint .