Ava DuVernay has long been on the frontlines, teaching moviegoers about the perils of the prison industrial complex through documentaries and docuseries such as 13th and When They See Us. It’s clear the director has dedicated her career to amplifying Black issues, and she continues to keep her foot on the gas. 

DuVernay’s latest project will finance new stories about police brutality through her latest initiative, the Law Enforcement Accountability Project. LEAP aims to hold police officers accountable, whether or not they have been charged for their crimes. 

LEAP will fund 25 projects over the next two years, spanning from movies, theater, photography, music, poetry, dance, and sculpture,

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