It was also the first film to feature Leo the Lion as the mascot for MGM. Leo had appeared in the logo for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in 1916, and the trademark was retained by MGM when the companies merged.

The Obamas have appointed two women as their executive team to head their Higher Grounds Productions.

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Founded in 2010 by Ava DuVernay, ARRAY is a film collective dedicated to the amplification of images by people of color and women directors.

“I have gone through a long apprenticeship. I have gone through enough of being nobody. I have decided that when I am a star, I will be every inch and every moment a star to everyone, from the studio gateman to the highest executive.”