“It wasn’t made to be a manifesto on Black womanhood, but I’m glad if it is.”

Ava DuVernay smiles in a graphic for BuzzFeed's Spotlight series

Ava DuVernay attends the "Origin" New York premiere

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Isabel Wilkerson

Myles Frost, Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Emily Yancy, Niecy Nash, Ava DuVernay, Isha Blaaker, Hannah Pniewski, Finn Wittrock, and Stephanie March attend the "Origin" New York premiere

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with a smile on her face and a tear in her eye

Niecy Nash and Ava DuVernay pose for a picture together

Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor touch foreheads

Audra McDonald attends The 76th Annual Tony Awards

Nick Offerman wears a black blazer and poses for a picture

Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor speak onstage

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor walks through a crowded Indian street

Closeup of Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay at the 14th Governors Awards