Tag Archives: Ava Duvernay

Dondre Whitfield Says “Queen Sugar Feels Like Indie Film On Television”

Actor Dondre Whitfield attended the New Orleans Queen Sugar reception at Legacy Kitchen and talks about his role, He also shares his philanthropic work with the young men in his community, and leaves a message for the next generation of actors with Tall Boy. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and activist …

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Actress Rutina Wesley Shares The Experience She Had With Ava Duvernay When She Was Casted For Queen Sugar

Actress Rutina Wesley attended the Washington D.C. screening of Queen Sugar at the joint convention of the National Association of Black Journalists/National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NABJ/NAHJ). Wesley talks about her role, the phone call she received from Ava Duvernay, and how she wants to be remembered with Tall Boy. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and …

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Actress Tina Lifford Says Check Out Queen Sugar For 1 Hour & You Will Stay

Actress Tina Lifford  attended the New Orleans Queen Sugar reception at Legacy Kitchen and talks about her role, her thoughts on Ava Duvernay picking all female directors and how she wants to be remembered with Tall Boy. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and activist from New Orleans, and Charley Bordelon (Dawn-Lyen Gardner), a …

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Actress Dawn-Lyen Gardner Talks Queen Sugar

Actress Dawn-Lyen Gardner attends the New Orleans Queen Sugar reception at Legacy Kitchen and talks about her role, how to cope with difficult situations and how she wants to be remembered with Tall Boy. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and activist from New Orleans, and Charley Bordelon (Dawn-Lyen Gardner), …

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La’Porsha Renae Talks About What She Learned From American Idol

2016 American Idol star and runner-up La’Porsha Renae took time out her schedule to attend the private reception of OWN’s new television show Queen Sugar at The Legacy Kitchen in New Orleans.  At the reception Tall Boy spoke exclusively to Renae about her American Idol experience and what she learned from it. Renae is from McComb, Mississippi. In 2015, she auditioned for the fifteenth and final season …

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Queen Sugar Cast Open Up About The Phone Call They Received From Ava Duvernay

CEO & media proprietor Oprah Winfery, director Ava Duvernay, and the cast of Queen Sugar met for a private reception of OWN’s new television show Queen Sugar.  Winfery invited her close friends and colleagues to The Legacy Kitchen in New Orleans. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and activist from New Orleans, and Charley …

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Ava Duvernay Talks Queen Sugar

Director Ava Duvernay and the cast of Queen Sugar met for a private screening of OWN’s new television show Queen Sugar.  Duvernay invited her close friends and colleagues for an intimate viewing at The Theatres at Canal Place in New Orleans. The series follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (playing by Rutina Wesley), the formidable journalist and activist from …

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