Lights! Caramel! Action!
Ben & Jerry’s newest ice cream was directed by Ava DuVernay.
Featuring vanilla ice cream mixed with salted caramel, graham cracker bits, and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough, this flavor gives back through DuVernay’s ARRAY Alliance (Arraynow.com), advancing social justice through art.
DuVernay personally curated the flavor, which will be available in January 2023. “Ice cream is a simple joy of life. A comfort food that I’ve turned to on many days—making sunny ones brighter and dark ones sweeter,” DuVernay said in a statement.
“Partnering with Ben & Jerry’s, a company that I’ve long admired for their commitment to social justice, has been a thrill ride. I had the opportunity to work with food scientists to create a flavor with all the ingredients that I personally love for a cause close to my heart. Beyond being downright delicious, proceeds from further its nonprofit mission of inclusion and belonging in the film and TV industries. A worthy and delicious endeavor.”
Founded in 2011, the ARRAY Alliance’s mission is to amplify the work of artists of color and women directors. Since its inception, ARRAY Filmworks has produced acclaimed works such as Netflix’s NAACP Image Award-winning When They See Us, 2012 Sundance Directing Award winner Middle of Nowhere, Oprah Winfrey Network’s Queen Sugar, as well as the Emmy-winning Netflix documentary feature 13th.
