Watch Ava DuVernay’s short film SAY YESPosted by Wilson Morales
August 14, 2013
Ava DuVernay (Middle of Nowhere) has directed another short film called ‘Say Yes,’ which features Lance Gross and Kali Hawk in leading roles, with cameo appearances from “Awkward Black Girl” star and creator, Issa Rae, musical recording artist, N’dambi, actress Lorraine Toussaint, and filmmaker and author Julie Dash.
The film explores the power of the affirmative, and the beauty that blossoms from embracing life. It was inspired by the Fashion Fair lip color, Say Yes. Ava discussed the project saying,
“I was thrilled to be asked to create a film for Fashion Fair, a brand that has always embraced women of color, and that women of color have so often embraced. The film is a meditation on the power of ‘yes,’ illustrating what can happen when we affirm our family, our friends, ourselves. I also thought about the many ways that Fashion Fair says ‘yes’ to us. Yes to our variance of skin tone, yes to our different ages, yes to our body sizes, yes to the myriad of elements that we are. That’s something worth celebrating.”
DuVernay’s previous short was The Door, which featured Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Goapele, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Adepero Oduye.
