Black Women Directors Bonus Post #3: What I’ve Learned So Far

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A contemplative day at Lake Michigan | Photo: Danielle A. Scruggs

Building Black Women Directors: What I’ve Learned So Far

Sitting in a quiet theater in Washington, D.C., watching I Will Follow, Ava DuVernay’s intimate debut film about one woman’s journey through grief, I was struck by how rare it was to see a movie like that, one that centered a Black woman in a quiet domestic drama. And one that was told by a Black woman director at the helm. That moment from 2011 stayed with me and later inspired me to found Black Women Directors (BWD), a digital archive that celebrates the work of Black women and nonbinary filmmakers worldwide.