The Queen Sugar Cast and Crew on Working with Ava DuVernay

The beautiful compositions of Queen Sugar weren't invented out of thin air. Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker behind Selma, is the show's executive producer and creator, and in this exclusive behind-the-scenes vignette, the creative talent involved in the show, both on-screen and behind-the-scenes, reveal what it's like to work with an artist at the top of her game.

Watch new interviews with actors Timon Kyle Durrett, Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Nicholas L. Ashe, Tina Lifford and Omar J. Dorsey; and members of the crew, including production supervisor Cheryl Miller.