The Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay spoke at the New Yorker Festival last fall about breaking into a movie industry that she said “wasn’t made for me.”

Hollywood was “made by white men, for white men, to make things for white men,” said Ms. DuVernay, who is best known for the films “Selma” and “13th.”

Her thoughts on the industry’s historic lack of representation prompted us at Race/Related to ask: When was the first time you saw yourself represented on the silver screen?

A few of our responses are below, but we want to read your answers as well. This weekend, maybe while you’re watching the Academy Awards on Sunday, please share with us your response. We’ll include some in a future newsletter and on our website. Please keep them to 50 words and send them to racerelated@nytimes.com.