ARRAY explained

ARRAY Now
Logo Alt:ARRAY Now Film Distribution logo
Image Alt:ARRAY Now Film Distribution logo
Former Name:African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM)
Industry:Film industry
Founded:2011
Founder:Ava DuVernay
Hq Location:Los Angeles, California
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Key People:Ava DuVernay
Products:Film distribution
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ARRAY is an independent distribution company launched by film maker and former publicist Ava DuVernay in 2011 under the name African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). In 2015, the company rebranded itself as ARRAY.[1]

In 2020 the Peabody Awards honored the company with the Institutional Honor for "amplifying film and TV projects by people of color and women filmmakers".[2]

History

DuVernay launched the company in 2010 after her debut feature film I Will Follow failed to acquire distribution. ARRAY has stated that its mission is to “produce, distribute and amplify work from Black artists, filmmakers of color and women of all kinds.”

In May 2015, DuVernay held a 12-hour Rebel-a-thon on Twitter to raise funds for the company. For 12 hours black directors like Ryan Coogler, John Singleton, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Tina Mabry, Julie Dash and more answered questions from the general public in order to raise awareness for ARRAY and encourage people to donate funds.[3] [4] Actors Thandiwe Newton, Kerry Washington and Jessica Chastain were among those who made substantial donations to the company.[5]

In 2016 ARRAY signed a deal partnering with Netflix to distribute their films online.[6] Since 2016 all ARRAY films have appeared exclusively on Netflix and stay on the platform for three years.[7]

In 2019, the company created the Amanda cinema, named after founder Ava DuVernay's aunt, that was exclusively dedicated to showing films by people of color.[8]

Films distributed

YearTitleDirectorNotesRef
2011I Will FollowAva DuVernay[9]
KinyarwandaAlrick BrownWinner of the World Cinema Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival[10]
2012Restless CityAndrew Dosunmu[11]
Middle of NowhereAva DuVernayWinner of Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival[12]
2013Better Mus' ComeStorm Saulter[13]
Big WordsNeil Drumming[14]
2014Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe à la HacheNailah Jefferson[15]
2015Mississippi DamnedTina MabryPremiered in 2009 but not distributed until 2015[16]
Out of My HandTakeshi Fukunaga[17]
AyandaSara BlecherSpecial Jury Prize in the World Fiction Competition at the LA Film Festival[18]
2016Echo ParkAmanda Marsalis[19]
HoneytrapRebecca Johnson[20]
2017NamourHeidi Saman[21]
The House on Coco RoadDamani Baker[22]
Teach Us AllSonia Lowman[23]
2018Jewel's Catch OneC. Fitz[24]
VayaAkin OmotosoWinner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Africa Movie Academy Awards[25]
Roll With MeLisa France[26]
2019The Burial of KojoBlitz Bazawule[27]
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenHeperi Mita[28]
Burning CanePhillip YoumansWinner of Best U.S. Narrative Film, Best Cinematography and Best Actor at the Tribeca Film Festival[29]
The Body Remembers When the World Broke OpenElle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen HepburnWinner of Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography at the Canadian Screen Awards[30]
2020JezebelNuma PerrierWinner of Best Feature and Best Director at the American Black Film Festival[31]
They've Gotta Have UsSimon Frederick[32]
JustineStephanie Turner[33]
Lingua FrancaIsabel SandovalWinner of Best Performance and Best Cinematography at the Young Critics Circle[34]
Residue Merawi GerimaWinner of Best Narrative Feature, Audience Award and Acting Award at the Slamdance Film Festival[35]
Ainu MosirTakeshi Fukunaga[36]
Funny BoyDeepa Mehta[37]
Alaska is a DragShaz Bennett[38]
Definition PleaseSujata Day[39]
2021In Our Mothers’ Gardens[40]
Cousins[41]
Sankofa[42]
Love and Fury[43]
2022DonkeyheadAgam Darshi[44]
Definition Please
Learn to Swim[45]
What We Leave BehindIliana SosaLouis Black "Lone Star" and Fandor New Voices Awards at SXSW; Gotham Best Documentary nominee[46]
2023Mars OneGabriel Martins[47]
Frybread Face and MeBilly Luther[48]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cunningham. Todd. Ava DuVernay’s AFFRM Rebrands as ARRAY, Acquires 2 Films. November 13, 2015. November 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104131723/https://www.thewrap.com/ava-duvernays-affrm-rebrands-as-array-acquires-2-films/. live.
  2. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . June 8, 2020 . Oprah Winfrey Presents Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY With Peabody’s Institutional Award . January 25, 2024 . Variety.
  3. Web site: Bernstein. Paula. Ava DuVernay Wants You to Be a Rebel and Join the Movement for Diverse Films. November 13, 2015. November 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020315/http://www.indiewire.com/article/ava-duvernay-wants-you-to-be-a-rebel-and-join-the-movement-for-diverse-films-20150527. live.
  4. Web site: Clarke. Ashley. Ava DuVernay's Rebel-a-Thon offers symposium for black film-makers. November 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: Whipp. Glenn. Aiming to diversify storytelling, Ava DuVernay expands scope of film distribution collective. November 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: Santos . Nix . Ava Duvernay’s Array Releasing Partners With Netflix to Unleash ‘Ashes and Embers’ . February 28, 2020 . February 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200228221917/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/ava-duvernays-array-releasing-partners-with-netflix-to-unleash-ashes-and-embers-63767/ . live .
  7. Web site: List of ARRAY Movies on Netflix. What's on Netflix. December 13, 2021.
  8. Web site: Ava DuVernay Debuts Amanda Theater With Inaugural ARRAY 360 Film Series. Deadline Hollywood. Dino. Day-Ramos. September 13, 2019. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231105111910/https://deadline.com/2019/09/array-360-ava-duvernay-array-creative-campus-agnes-varda-john-singleton-michael-mann-1202733582/. live.
  9. http://www.arraynow.com/i-will-follow I Will Follow
  10. https://arraynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kinyarwanda.jpg Kinyarwanda
  11. http://www.arraynow.com/restless-city Restless City
  12. http://www.arraynow.com/middle-of-nowhere Middle of Nowhere
  13. Web site: Better Mus' Come . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118203855/http://www.arraynow.com/better-mus-come . 2021-11-18.
  14. http://www.arraynow.com/big-words Big Words
  15. http://www.arraynow.com/vanishing-pearls Vanishing Pearls
  16. Web site: Mississippi Damned . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127214625/http://www.arraynow.com/mississippi-damned . 2021-11-27.
  17. http://www.arraynow.com/out-of-my-hand Out of My Hand
  18. https://arraynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ayanda.jpg Ayanda
  19. http://www.arraynow.com/echo-park Echo Park
  20. Web site: Honeytrap . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122163309/http://www.arraynow.com/honeytrap . 2021-11-22.
  21. http://www.arraynow.com/namour Namour
  22. http://www.arraynow.com/the-house-on-coco-road The House on Coco Road
  23. http://www.arraynow.com/teach-us-all Teach Us All
  24. http://www.arraynow.com/jewels-catch-one Jewel’s Catch One
  25. http://www.arraynow.com/vaya Vaya
  26. http://www.arraynow.com/roll-with-me Roll With Me
  27. http://www.arraynow.com/the-burial-of-kojo The Burial of Kojo
  28. Web site: “Merata,” a loving, comprehensive and inquisitive ode.
  29. http://www.arraynow.com/burning-cane Burning Cane
  30. http://www.arraynow.com/the-body-remembers-when-the-world-broke-open The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open
  31. http://www.arraynow.com/jezebel Jezebel
  32. https://arraynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/RCarter-1-scaled.jpg They've Gotta Have Us
  33. http://www.arraynow.com/justine Justine
  34. http://www.arraynow.com/lingua-franca Lingua Franca
  35. http://www.arraynow.com/residue Residue
  36. http://www.arraynow.com/ainu-mosir Ainu Mosir
  37. http://www.arraynow.com/funny-boy Funny Boy
  38. http://www.arraynow.com/alaska-is-a-drag Alaska is a Drag
  39. http://www.arraynow.com/definition-please Definition Please
  40. https://arraynow.com/project/in-our-mothers-gardens/ In Our Mothers’ Gardens
  41. https://arraynow.com/project/cousins/ Cousins
  42. https://arraynow.com/project/sankofa/ Sankofa
  43. https://arraynow.com/project/love-and-fury/ Love and Fury
  44. http://www.arraynow.com/donkeyhead Donkeyhead
  45. https://arraynow.com/project/learn-to-swim/ Learn to Swim
  46. https://arraynow.com/project/what-we-leave-behind/ What We Leave Behind
  47. https://arraynow.com/project/mars-one Mars One
  48. Web site: Array Acquires ‘Frybread Face and Me,’ Sets Limited Theatrical Run and Netflix Debut (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Jazz. Tangcay. November 3, 2023. November 3, 2023. November 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231103160032/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/frybread-face-and-me-billy-luther-array-1235778407/. live.

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