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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 .
Ava DuVernay’s new film “Origin” is that something else. It is a powerful and artistic interpretation of an academic book that was anything but an obvious candidate for a narrative feature.
The reason DuVernay moved “Origin” away from Netflix was partly a matter of timing. The streamer had reportedly eyed a 2025 release, but the director wanted the film out well ahead of the 2024 ...
In “Origin,” Ava DuVernay weaves a centuries- and continents-spanning narrative feature around the ideas of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson, who rejects the word “racism.”
Ava DuVernay has been widely heralded for how her groundbreaking, historical works such as "Selma" and "13th" have helped to move the needle in diverse storytelling.
Netflix produced a film adaptation of the book, titled Origin and directed by Ava DuVernay. [12] The film, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga and Niecy Nash-Betts, had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023 [13] and a theatrical release in the U.S. in January 2024. It ...
Ava Marie DuVernay was born on August 24, 1972, in Long Beach, California. She was raised by her mother, Darlene ( née Sexton), an educator, and her stepfather, Murray Maye. [ 9 ] The surname of her biological father, Joseph Marcel DuVernay III, originates with Louisiana Creole ancestry. [ 10 ]
Director Ava DuVernay has disrupted Hollywood by telling and supporting stories that most likely would never get the big screen treatment. “Origin” fits that mold.