Tag: Ava DuVerney

Exclusive Interview: Oscar-nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Ava DuVernay’s Origin “we have made a dangerous film & I delight in that danger”

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and BET nominations, among many other accolades, for her performance as Oracene Price, the mother and tennis coach of Venus and Serena Williams, in Reinaldo Marcus Green's 2021 feature King Richard. More recently, her work was recognized with a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as part of... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: 9-1-1 Lone Star’s Brian Michael Smith “there are all different kinds of trans people in the world & we should see all different kinds of trans people on screen”

Brian Michael Smith is not only living his dream as a successful actor, but he's also creating the mainstream trans masculine representation he didn't see growing up in the 80s and 90s in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Having already landed recurring spots on high profile dramas like Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar and The L Word: Generation... Continue Reading →

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