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ARRAY Now

Formerly	African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM)
Industry	Film industry
Founded	2011
Founder	Ava DuVernay
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California
Key people	Ava DuVernay
Products	Film distribution
Services	Film distribution Film marketing
Website	arraynow.com

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.

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".

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. Actors Thandiwe Newton, Kerry Washington and Jessica Chastain were among those who made substantial donations to the company.

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

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.

Films distributed

References

1. Cunningham, Todd. "Ava DuVernay's AFFRM Rebrands as ARRAY, Acquires 2 Films". Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
2. Jackson, Angelique (June 8, 2020). "Oprah Winfrey Presents Ava DuVernay's ARRAY With Peabody's Institutional Award". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
3. Bernstein, Paula. "Ava DuVernay Wants You to Be a Rebel and Join the Movement for Diverse Films". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
4. Clarke, Ashley. "Ava DuVernay's Rebel-a-Thon offers symposium for black film-makers". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
5. Whipp, Glenn. "Aiming to diversify storytelling, Ava DuVernay expands scope of film distribution collective". Retrieved November 13, 2015.
6. Santos, Nix. "Ava Duvernay's Array Releasing Partners With Netflix to Unleash 'Ashes and Embers'". Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
7. "List of ARRAY Movies on Netflix". What's on Netflix. December 13, 2021.
8. Day-Ramos, Dino (September 13, 2019). "Ava DuVernay Debuts Amanda Theater With Inaugural ARRAY 360 Film Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
9. I Will Follow
10. Kinyarwanda
11. Restless City
12. Middle of Nowhere
13. "Better Mus' Come". Archived from the original on November 18, 2021.
14. Big Words
15. Vanishing Pearls
16. "Mississippi Damned". Archived from the original on November 27, 2021.
17. Out of My Hand
18. Ayanda
19. Echo Park
20. "Honeytrap". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021.
21. Namour
22. The House on Coco Road
23. Teach Us All
24. Jewel’s Catch One
25. Vaya
26. Roll With Me
27. The Burial of Kojo
28. ""Merata," a loving, comprehensive and inquisitive ode".
29. Burning Cane
30. The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open
31. Jezebel
32. They've Gotta Have Us
33. Justine
34. Lingua Franca
35. Residue
36. Ainu Mosir
37. Funny Boy
38. Alaska is a Drag
39. ^ Definition Please
40. In Our Mothers’ Gardens
41. Cousins
42. Sankofa
43. Love and Fury
44. Donkeyhead
45. Learn to Swim
46. What We Leave Behind
47. Mars One
48. Tangcay, Jazz (November 3, 2023). "Array Acquires 'Frybread Face and Me,' Sets Limited Theatrical Run and Netflix Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website

• Film distributors of the United States
• Companies based in Los Angeles
• American companies established in 2011
• Mass media companies established in 2011
• 2011 establishments in California
• Independent films