The Selma and Creed film-makers,considered snubbed by the Academy, will be participating in a live event to raise awareness for the water crisis in MichiganDirectors Ava DuVernay (Selma) and Ryan Coogler (Creed) possess not officially boycotted this year’s Oscars ceremony on 28 February as a result of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy – but the pair will not be attending.
The duo, or along with actor/activist Jesse Williams,comedian Hannibal Buress and singer Janelle Monáe are instead slated to participate in a concurrent free live event to raise awareness for the mostly black and impoverished residents of Flint, Michigan affected by the water crisis.
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Source: theguardian.com