| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:producer gptkb:film_director
 gptkb:person
 gptkb:screenwriter
 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture gptkb:Emmy_Award
 BAFTA Award nomination
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1972-08-24 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Long_Beach,_California,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:directed | gptkb:When_They_See_Us gptkb:A_Wrinkle_in_Time
 gptkb:Middle_of_Nowhere
 gptkb:Selma
 gptkb:I_Will_Follow
 gptkb:Queen_Sugar
 13th
 Origin
 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicity | gptkb:African-American 
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                                | gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanWomanTo | direct a film with a $100 million budget (A Wrinkle in Time) be nominated for Best Director Golden Globe
 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | gptkb:ARRAY_Filmworks 
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                                | gptkbp:gender | gptkb:female 
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                                | gptkbp:influencedBy | gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
 gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
 gptkb:Haile_Gerima
 gptkb:Julie_Dash
 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | social justice documentaries advocacy for diversity in film
 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | gptkb:When_They_See_Us gptkb:A_Wrinkle_in_Time
 gptkb:Selma
 gptkb:Queen_Sugar
 13th
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:producer gptkb:film_director
 gptkb:screenwriter
 
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                                | gptkbp:parent | none (no children known) 
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                                | gptkbp:subjectOf | gptkb:Ava_DuVernay:_The_Power_of_Directing_(documentary) 
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                                | gptkbp:twitter | ava 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.avaduvernay.com/ 
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                                | gptkbp:yearsActive | 1999–present 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Ava_DuVernay 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Ava Marie DuVernay 
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