Middle of Nowhere

There are no easy laughs or simple rom-com moments in Middle of Nowhere, but that's part of what makes it shine.

DuVernay, in just her second feature film, exhibits the skills of a master filmmaker.

DuVernay uses this situation as a light but poignant metaphor for Ruby's personal growth, as she finds a way to escape her own kind of prison.

Though writer-director Ava DuVernay avoids any and all cliché right up until the closing titles, I have no qualms ending this review with one: I wholeheartedly look forward to her next project.

Poignant drama explores the world of dilemmas of a Los Angeles woman who cares for her imprisoned husband while struggling to keep her true self afloat. Director Ava DuVernay is a fresh female voice, with a sharp point of view.

A film remarkably true to life's haphazard rhythms.

Beautiful, evocative, and thoroughly heart wrenching, Middle of Nowhere is a stirring portrait of finding truth in love and vice-versa.

The film feels like a quiet roar of defiance; a haunting and exhilarating new direction for cinema.

A terrifically written and nuanced performance from Emayatzy Corinealdi. Previously working mostly in shorts and television, Corinealdi knocks it out of the park, and each of the supporting cast feels pitch perfect.

Before directing Selma, Ava Duverny made Middle of Nowhere (2012), a small story about a woman who put her aspirations on hold when her husband goes to prison.