On Monday, Ava DuVernay’s Array collective announced the launch of its inaugural Los Angeles-based workshop in partnership with the Sankofa Film Academy. DuVernay founded the Peabody Award-winning collective Array in 2011. Critically acclaimed filmmaker DuVernay said in a press release that Gerima is a hero of hers and inspired her to create her own film distribution company. His 1993 film, “Sankofa,” was snubbed by U.S. distributors, but Gerima took it upon himself to self-distribute. In 1996, Gerima cofounded an independent film production and distribution company, home to the Sankofa Video and Bookstore, in Washington, D.C.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 26, 2021 18:44 UTC