Ava DuVernay talks at Sundance

I came across this great post on Awards Daily.  It includes an eight-minute video excerpt of Ava DuVernay's talk at Sundance as well as links to the longer interviews on Democracy Now.  At one point, DuVernay comments that the problem is not so much about an Oscar omission for "Selma", but more about the fact that "Selma shouldn't have been the only hope for faces of color in this kind of celebration of film".  It really does start on a larger level with the types of films that studios are willing to finance and distribute.  The representation of minorities in film still needs increased visibility and the opportunities given to female directors and writers just aren't where they should be.  I hope this changes in the coming years.