As the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival (2012) with MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Ava DuVernay continues to shatter ceilings and crash through doors, creating new pathways for independent filmmakers of the Diaspora.  The music she chooses does nothing less than support new and established artists.

Supporting some of our favorites and introducing us to great newcomers, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE offers selections from Fink, Goapele, Little Dragon, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Nonce and Ra’Re ValVerde, to name a few.

From the Facebook page:

You love good film. You love good music. You love good music in a good film! If you are one of the thousands experiencing MIDDLE OF NOWHERE in theaters this weekend, we have a thank you gift for you. Tweet a nice message and photo of your ticket stub to our distributor at @AFFRM with the hashtag #MIDDLEMUSIC. As a token of our appreciation, on Monday you’ll receive free songs from the film, including music from Ra-Re Valverde, J Melodius, Kathryn Bostic and the film’s theme song, “”Perfect Darkness” by Fink. Our small way of showing our huge gratitude. Thank you. From your friends at African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM)

If you’ve seen MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, or you’re going to see it, take advantage of this opportunity to embrace music that speaks to the soul.  Tweet MIDDLEMUSIC now and when Monday comes, put on your headphones, crank up the dial, and let this music take you to your own place of discovery.