Director Ava DuVernay Is Remaking Hollywood's Money Model

The first Black woman to direct a $100 million-grossing film is shunning the studios and their rules — and turning to philanthropists like Melinda French Gates. The Hollywood filmmaker is breaking the norm in securing independent financing for her projects. She sat down with ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about how she's finding freedom to make the stories she feels she "needs" to tell.

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0:00 Introduction
1:19 Ava DuVernay On Her Film 'Origin' And Its Impact Politically
6:51 Ava DuVernay On Access To Movie Theaters/Cinema
11:31 Why Ava Picked Up A Camera At 32 And Made A Pivot
15:26 Life Over 50: How Ava DuVernay's Life Has Changed
18:35 Having A Space To Create: Ava Talks Ownership
20:10 Ava DuVernay Gives Advice

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