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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Origin_(film)Origin (film) - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.npr.org › 2024/01/15 › 1224037292'Origin' filmmaker Ava DuVernay examines America's racial ...

    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 the United...

    • Tonya Mosley

  3. time.com › 6564660Ava DuVernay on the Urgency and Artistry of 'Origin' | TIME

    Jan 20, 2024 · Ava DuVernay's new film, 'Origin,' is based on Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.'

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  5. www.thewrap.com › ava-duvernay-origin-caste-interviewHow Origin Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Adapted the Unadaptable

    Jan 4, 2024 · The densely thoughtful work by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson explored American racism in a wholly new way — as an expression of caste. The writer-director-producer of “Selma,”...

  6. variety.com › 2023 › filmAva DuVernay Says 'Origin' Expands on the 'Caste ... - Variety

    Sep 7, 2023 · How did you land on “Origin” for the title? The film is not the book “Caste”; it’s inspired by it.

    • Angelique Jackson

  7. www.npr.org › 2024/01/19 › 1225573876Ava DuVernay addresses the root causes of racism in her ... - NPR

    Jan 19, 2024 · Based on the Isabel Wilkerson book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, filmmaker Ava DuVernay searches for the root causes of racism in the United States in the movie Origin. A...

  8. variety.com › 2023 › film'Origin' Review: Ava DuVernay's Monumental Look at 'Caste'

    Sep 19, 2023 · DuVernay wants her film to reach far and wide, to broaden the reach of Wilkerson’s work. In writing the book, Wilkerson identifies the unifying elements of caste. Here, the character goes to...

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