Compton Native Ava DuVernay Gives Students in Hometown 1st Public Screening of ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

Compton middle school students were treated to a first look at the new Disney film “A Wrinkle in Time” with director Ava DuVernay on Friday.

Compton Mayor Aja Brown invited students to the Dollarhide Community Center for a special screening and Q&A with DuVernay, a Compton native.

DuVernay tweeted, “I asked Disney if the first public screening of #WrinkleinTime could be in my hometown of Compton. They created a theater experience with fab sound + picture quality out of a community center since there are no movie theaters in Compton. I thank them. And these kids do too”

I asked @Disney if the first public screening of #WrinkleinTime could be in my hometown of Compton. They created a theater experience with fab sound + picture quality out of a community center since there are no movie theaters in Compton. I thank them. And these kids do too. pic.twitter.com/grzHoRJAHX

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 2, 2018

People tweeted support for the event using #WrinkleInCompton.

3rd-8th graders in #Compton are part of the first public screening of @WrinkleInTime prior to its theatrical release on March 9! #wrinkleincompton #popuptheater for the kids! @Ava @DisneyStudios #MayorAjaBrown pic.twitter.com/zZEmuUHd0Q

— ARRAY Rebels (@ARRAYRebels) March 2, 2018

As someone from LA, the importance of this can’t quite be quantified. Brava, @ava! This brought a tear to my eye. #WrinkleInCompton #WrinkleInTime https://t.co/Iu0c7mZul6

— LaToya Morgan (@MorganicInk) March 2, 2018

#WrinkleInCompton @ava https://t.co/fpfwYskBOE

— Jenny Yang's gonna be at SXSW (@jennyyangtv) March 2, 2018

“A Wrinkle in Time” is based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic and stars Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling. It opens Friday, March 9.

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