ava duvernay

With her Netflix miniseries ‘When They See Us’ and a newly built downtown L.A. studio, the director is creating a modern Hollywood empire while tackling such complex issues as race, justice…

“I always used to say I’m not going to knock on closed doors — I’m going to make my own door,” DuVernay says. “When I come here, I’m walking through my own doors. I built my own door, I built it.”