Secrets Behind the Making Of Selma
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Prior to Selma, Ava DuVernay avoided biographical films because they tend to be “overly glossy and perfect.” But there’s a reason she said yes to Selma. “…the more I researched the story,” DuVernay revealed in an Oprah.com interview, “the more I was reminded—especially as a black woman—that who we are now is based on who we were then. It was time to tell this tale, with all of its imperfections and beauty.”