Ava DuVernay
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Ava DuVernay has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025). In the episode "The Brutal History of Prison Labor" on Stuff You Should Know, Ava DuVernay is referenced as the director of the documentary '13th.' The podcast highlights her work to explain how the 13th Amendment’s exception clause allowed for coerced prison labor, emphasizing the importance of her documentary in understanding this historical context.
Ava Marie DuVernay is an American filmmaker. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directoral debut, I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere, becoming t
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Role | American filmmaker and producer |
| Affiliation | ARRAY (film distribution/advocacy collective); independent film/TV industry |
Who talks about Ava DuVernay on podcasts?
Ava DuVernay came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
What is Ava DuVernay mentioned alongside?
Ava DuVernay is most often mentioned alongside IMDb, UCI and Guatemala.
Mentioned together: IMDb, UCI, Guatemala, 10th Amendment, Stuff You Should Know, Robert Burns, Nancy Reagan, Moby Dick, Thomas Ruger, William Fort