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5 6 S X S W o r l d | M AY / J U N E 2 0 1 5 | S X S W. C O M A Look Back "You have to open up and make your attention be beyond yourself, because if your dream is only about you, it's too small ..." Ava D uVe r n ay is t h e f ir s t A f r ican - A m e r ican wo m an n o m in a te d fo r G o ld e n G lo b e an d Cr i t ic s Ch oice Award s fo r B e s t D ire c to r fo r Sel ma, w hich al s o e ar n e d an O s car n o m in a t io n fo r B e s t Pic tu re. Sh e al s o wo n t h e B e s t D ire c to r Pr ize a t t h e Su n d an ce F il m F e s t i val in 20 12 fo r h e r fe a tu re, M iddle of Nowhere. O n S a tu rd ay , M arch 1 4, D uVe r n ay d e l i ve re d t h e f ir s t F il m key n ote a d dre s s of S X S W 20 1 5, w h e re s h e d is cu s s e d h ow s h e fo cu s e d o n "s e r v in g t h e s to r y" a s s h e ta ck le d b ot h t h e m ak in g of t h e f il m an d in h an dl in g t h e e n su in g a ccla im an d a t te n t io n . H E AT H E R K E N N E D Y / G E T T Y I M A G E S