Ava DuVernay: Championing Black Stories

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Niamh Brook - Writer and Content Creator




Watch our BA Film and Television student Niamh Brook discuss the works of director Ava DuVernay against the background of the Black Lives Matter movement and how film can be an important tool to broaden perspectives.

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