Ava DuVernay Is Taking a Look at the More Intimate Picture
When Ava DuVernay arrives in Toronto during early winter, her voice is raspy and well worn, but it’s the only indicator of how exhausted she is. Clad in flowing black pants, a turtleneck and a sprinkle of gold jewellery, the acclaimed director looks impossibly chic as she rises from a leather club chair in the green room at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox theatre to warmly welcome me. DuVernay is in town to unveil the Lightbox’s newly christened Viola Desmond Cinema with Origin, her latest film.