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- "I really want people to see this film," Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor says of the new drama in which she stars, Origin. For her, that is not wishful thinking; it's an action plan.
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"I really want people to see this film," Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor says of the new drama in which she stars, Origin. For her, that is not wishful thinking; it's an action plan. The day before our Zoom call, the Oscar-nominated actress stood outside of a movie theater in Los Angeles handing out flyers for the film.
Jan 16, 2024 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on how director Ava DuVernay told her she needed someone who could forgo the comforts of a star for her 'Origin' role.
Jan 12, 2024 · Speaking to IndieWire over Zoom, Ellis-Taylor used a moment over the holidays in her native Mississippi to describe the ways in which she challenges the pillars of caste Wilkerson writes about in...
Jan 12, 2024 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Put Everything Into Origin. She Hopes It Wasn’t in Vain. The Oscar nominee reveals all about her brilliant, emotional performance in Ava DuVernay’s awards underdog—and the...
Jan 3, 2024 · Oscar and Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor didn't think she 'had a shot in hell' at getting cast in Ava DuVernay's 'Origin,' but she did and tells EW why the movie was 'one of the hardest...
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Jan 19, 2024 · Ava DuVernay's Origin isn't a conventional biopic. It's the story of Isabel Wilkerson's (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor's) intellectual journey as she writes her ground-breaking book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, published in 2020.
Jan 19, 2024 · When it comes to Hollywood awarding Black female filmmakers like Ava DuVernay, “it feels like a disconnect,” says Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, star of the new movie 'Origin'.