Archive - Onward with Ava DuVernay

David Oyelowo | OFF BOOK (With Personal Album)

Watch now (2 mins) | I can still remember the first time I heard his laugh thirteen years ago.

Jul 30 •

1:45

Ava Goes Live with W. Kamau Bell (plus bonus playlist!)

On Denzel Washington, 80s hair metal bands and the challenges of navigating people with different political opinions.

Jul 18 •

and

32:56

Ava with Terry Moran on The Myth of Objectivity

A conversation with journalist Terry Moran

Jul 11 •

and

35:52

Ava Goes Live with Katie Couric

Ava's conversation with journalist Katie Couric

Jul 8 •

and

43:58

Ava Goes Live with LA Mayor Karen Bass

A recording from Ava DuVernay's live video

Jul 3 •

and

Mayor Karen Bass

29:34

Fortunately, There Were Rebels

The Last Seven Days Are A Blueprint

Jul 2 •

June 2025

What I Love Most About Making Movies May Surprise You

The Joys Of Going “Off Book”

Jun 25 •

Colman Domingo | OFF BOOK

Our inaugural mini-episode.

Jun 25 •

1:19

My Chat with NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani on Election Day

This is a paid subscriber special.

Jun 25 •

14:31

Juneteenth and Our Stolen Summer

Thoughts on an unlikely season.

Jun 19 •

The Optics of Power: What I Saw While Protesting in LA This Weekend

To watch the news, you’d think LA was raging out of control with crazy protesting lunatics.

Jun 11 •

Elon Musk: The Illusion of Genius

I once sat in a room with Elon Musk.

Jun 2 •

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