“Every time a woman makes a film it is a political act, in my view, whether we mean it to be or not,” says Ava DuVernay, the latest director to collaborate with Miu Miu on its Women’s Tales film series (airing Monday on MiuMiu.com). A career PR exec., DuVernay was a dark horse at last year's Sundance film festival but took home the Best Director Award for her second feature film, Middle of Nowwhere — and was the first African American ever to do so. Her new collaboration, The Door, is technically a fashion film, but what caught our eye was the beautiful (all-African-American; all-female) cast — Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Adepero Oduye — who deliver strong and emotional performances — especially for a fashion film. We took a break away from the hustle of NYFW to talk with her about friends, taking chances, and being a female director in a male-run industry.
The Cut: So how did this collaboration start?
Ava DuVernay: I got a call from my agent saying that Miu Miu had called. This was maybe two months after the Sundance win (this time last year) and they called and basically offered it to me. I had never worked in the fashion-film side of things.
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