Last year, I was driving and a cop here pulled me over. But instead of giving me a ticket and letting me go, he put a gun in my mouth. It was empty, but I didn’t know that until he pulled the trigger.. and just laughed. You know, since then, I’ve been wondering why this officer felt that he could abuse me and just walk away. And the only answer I can think of is this cop felt his dignity, his life, was worth more than mine. But I won’t allow my fear, my silence, to protect this man anymore.
With her celebrated small-screen foray Queen Sugar entering
its fourth season, DuVernay, 46, continues to give opportunities to
first-time showrunners and directors on the OWN hit. The coming year
sees her expand her TV empire to broadcast with Red Line and streaming with Central Park Five. The latter, a timely tell-off to Donald Trump, will have her writing and directing TV for the first time since the Queen Sugar pilot.
What defines a “hit” right now “A true point of view that taps into some part of the zeitgeist with authenticity.”
Why aren’t more people in the industry talking about … “The
underlying issues that instigate the need for diversity and inclusion.
Instead of looking at cosmetic solutions, we should delve into the root
causes. You can’t heal a disease with perfume.”
The most significant change to writers rooms since #MeToo has been“Queen Sugar has had majority women writers in all four seasons since debut. We also had majority women writers on Central Park Five and The Red Line. Issues of dignity for women have always been at the top of our minds.”
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An avid surfer, he is joining the World Surf League as President of
Content, Media and WSL Studios. At OWN, Logan will be succeeded by the
network’s EVP, business and legal affairs and board member Tina Perry
who is being promoted to general manager. Her title aligns OWN, a joint
venture between Discovery Communications and Winfrey’s Harpo, with the
other Disney networks which are led by General Managers.
Logan will remain at OWN for four months to help with the transition
before starting at WSL in January. Perry, who will assume her new role
in January, will oversee all business and creative areas of OWN. The
network’s programming team under her includes Jon Sinclair EVP,
Programming & Development, who shepherds unscripted; Tara Montgomery
Creative EVP, Programming, Production & Development, who oversees
current; and Carla Gardini EVP, Harpo Films, who has been in charge of
scripted series.
Perry has been leading business and legal affairs for OWN and Oprah.com
since joining the network in 2009. She has been instrumental in the
network’s ongoing evolution into scripted programming. Perry led
negotiations for the network’s acclaimed drama Queen Sugar
created by award-winning director/producer Ava DuVernay featuring an
all-female slate of directors. She also negotiated the overall deal with
Lionsgate which has included one of the network’s most successful
series launches to date with hit megachurch drama Greenleaf from writer/producer Craig Wright.
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