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Sep 27, 2022 · The OWN drama “Queen Sugar” made its mark on TV thanks to creator Ava DuVernay’s decision to only hire women to direct the show, now in its seventh and final season. Variety spoke to all 42 ...
- Angelique Jackson
Dive into Ava DuVernay's groundbreaking initiative on 'Queen Sugar,' a series that became a beacon of change by exclusively hiring women directors. Defying t...
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- Catalyst Studios
Aug 3, 2021 · The latest addition brings the series’ total women director count to 42 filmmakers, 39 of whom are first-time television directors. Watch the season 6 trailer in full above. Must Read Stories
- Rosy Cordero
Sep 27, 2022 · “These directors have used ‘Queen Sugar’ as a platform to go on and tell their own stories, and to help others tell stories across the dial: every network, every streamer, every studio ...
- Angelique Jackson
Nov 13, 2022 · Ava DuVernay, the creator of "Queen Sugar," laid down a pioneering directive for her Oprah Winfrey-backed TV series: To hire only female directors, in an industry where women, particularly women ...
- david.morgan@cbsinteractive.com
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Oct 20, 2022 · For seven seasons, Queen Sugar has employed only women directors. At last count, 42 of them held the job, 39 of them first-time episodic television directors. DuVernay’s insistence on finding ...
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Nov 16, 2021 · We shouldn’t have been belowground in the first place. NA: I will say I feel things are certainly starting to shift. Ava’s initiative: We have all women directors on Queen Sugar. That’s so ...
