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- Ava DuVernay decided to blow up this roadblock when hiring her all-female directing team — many of whom are women of color and have little-to-no TV experience — to shoot her new show “ Queen Sugar.”
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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.
- Angelique Jackson
Nov 29, 2022 · ‘Queen Sugar’ Director DeMane Davis writes about impact of Ava DuVernay's decision to have all female directors on show ending after seven seasons.
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...
- Kristal Brent Zook
Jul 11, 2022 · When Queen Sugar was first announced in 2016, creator Ava DuVernay revealed a commitment to hiring exclusively female directors. Now, as the OWN family drama preps its seventh and final season,...
Sep 27, 2022 · Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay reflect on the legacy of their OWN drama 'Queen Sugar' and how exclusively hiring women directors changed Hollywood.
- Angelique Jackson
All-Female Directorial Team. CC. When Ava DuVernay began production of the first season Queen Sugar, she established an inclusive initiative to hire an all-female directorial team. Since the show's debut in September 2016, 37 women have directed episodes of "Queen Sugar."
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...
