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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: Directed by Ava DuVernay. With Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy. The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Ava DuVernay is an inquisitive filmmaker, curious about social structures and collective grief. Her newest picture, the ambitious investigative film, “Origin,” has a scene that blends DuVernay’s interests with her rigor.
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 15, 2024 · Based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, DuVernay's film draws a line between India's caste system, the hierarchies of Nazi Germany and the historic subjugation of Black people in...
Jan 22, 2024 · The US director speaks about her hard-hitting new film exploring how prejudice has thrived around the world – and why she struggles with questions about its brutal scenes.
Dec 19, 2023 · Ava DuVernay will explore the cultural hierarchy of America in Origin. The film is based on the best-seller, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Sep 1, 2023 · Origin will be the first film by an African American woman to ever play in competition at Venice, and DuVernay is well aware of the weight of that history. “To be able to say, as an African ...
Sep 19, 2023 · With 'Origin,' director Ava DuVernay looks to Isabel Wilkerson's landmark book to frame the conversation about segregation and inequality in America.
Jan 5, 2024 · “A Story That Broke All of Our Hearts”: The Making of ‘Origin’. Ava DuVernay helmed an epic film on social hierarchies that spans centuries and continents to show how the killing of Trayvon...
