IOTG at Sundance 2012: Ava Duvernay Chats 'Middle of Nowhere'

Published: January 27, 2012 @ 3:47 pm
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TheWrap's sister site ItsontheGrid.com closes its Sundance Film Festival fireside chat filmmaker interview series with a conversation with Ava Duvernay. The writer/director of "Middle of Nowhere" shared her filmmaking process, her transition from film publicist to director, and details on her innovative distriubtion company AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement).

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