How Ava DuVernay, Storm Reid and ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ light Hollywood’s path forward

When Ava DuVernay was young girl, she found herself enraptured by films like “The NeverEnding Story” and “Escape to Witch Mountain,” fantastical movies where kids were the center of the narrative. But never did she, as a black girl in South Los Angeles, actually see herself reflected on-screen.

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