Ava DuVernay

Films We Love :: The Burial of Kojo by Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule

Films We Love :: The Burial of Kojo by Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule

I had the pleasure of seeing Blitz’s mind-blowing directorial debut at the Pan African Film Festival a few days ago and I HAVE NOT stopped thinking about it. If you’re going to do anything on March 31, please mark your calendars and get your remotes ready- Ava DuVernay recently picked up the film for distribution through her company Array and will be releasing it worldwide on Netflix.

Docs We Love :: 13th | Ava Duvernay

Docs We Love :: 13th | Ava Duvernay

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.”