![]() ![]() ![]() Dawn is the first book in what has been called Butler’s “Lilith’s Brood” trilogy, which also includes 1988’s Adulthood Rites and 1989’s Imago. She blazed the trail for inclusive storytelling and made history as the first writer in the genre to be awarded the MacArthur Fellowship (aka the Genius Grant). She would continue the story with Adulthood Rites in 1988 and complete the set with Imago in 1989. ![]() In addition to riveting dramas like When They See Us and Selma, DuVernay directed the adaptation of the classic novel A Wrinkle In Time and is currently working on a big-screen version of DC Comics’ New Gods.īutler was known to use sci-fi to address issues of race, gender and hierarchy. Octavia Butler’s 1987 novel Dawn begins her Xenogenesis trilogy (the series was titled Liliths Brood in the Omnibus that was published in 2000). She also worked on the CBS drama The Red Line which DuVernay produced alongside Greg Berlanti.ĭawn also adds another notch on DuVernay belt when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy projects. In addition to serving as second unit director of the blockbuster franchise, she has directed numerous TV series including Veena Sud’s Netflix series Seven Seconds, Patty Jenkins’ TNT limited series I Am the Night, Netflix’s You, TNT’s Claws and HBO’s forthcoming horror series Lovecraft Country from J.J. The sci-fi genre is a good fit for Mahoney as she made history as the first woman (and woman of color for that matter) to direct a Star Wars film. Ava DuVernay-Directed Nipsey Hussle Documentary Picked Up By Netflix After Bidding War ![]()
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