Achieving success in Hollywood is impossible for most and a high-hurdle even for the most talented. So imagine the rare odds of reaching that milestone, not once, but twice… Meet Ava DuVernay-known to most as “Ava the unstoppable”. As the chief executive officer of the multi-media agency DVA Media + Marketing, Ava has for more than a decade played a pivotal role in the success of film projects like “Dream Girls,” “Madagascar,” “Collateral” and others.

If you didn’t see “Kings of the Evening” at this year’s Pan African Film Festival then you missed an opportunity to celebrate the human spirit and the black man. Currently the film is making the rounds at film festivals nationwide, garnering awards and lots of attention because of its very different subject matter, and the obvious passion that went into making this film that is based on true events.