Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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Origin is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Jan 19, 2024 · Origin is a film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Isabel Wilkerson, based on Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. It explores how the unspoken system of human divisions has shaped America and other countries, with references to India, Germany, and Japan.
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- Drama, History
- Ava DuVernay
- 2024-01-19
Jan 20, 2024 · In adapting Wilkerson’s treatise into a deeply human story, brimming with real people full of life on three continents, DuVernay turned the author herself into a character, played in Origin by...
Jan 16, 2024 · Ava DuVernay directs a film based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which explores the links between slavery, racism, and caste systems. The film follows Isabel's journey as a journalist and author, and features interviews, archival footage, and historical locations.
Sep 1, 2023 · Origin, a Global Investigation With a Personal Touch. The Selma filmmaker adapts Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bestseller Caste, but centers her film on the writer’s own journey. By Rebecca Ford ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” is as audacious as it is ambitious. At its core, it concerns an intellectual argument about history and hierarchies of power, but it’s also about the fraught process...
