While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on
a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal
scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of
the defining American books of our time.
What the critics are saying:
How do you make a movie about an intellectual argument? By putting a
human face on it,
which is what Ava DuVernay and acting force Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor do in
this stunning provocation about race and class. Here's something rare: a
movie that matters.
Peter Travers
ABC News
The resulting docudrama is one of the most thought-provoking movies in
recent years — the kind of film you’ll find impossible to forget, the
kind of film you’ll want to discuss and debate with friends and
colleagues.
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
Plenty of movies are important, shining a light on underrepresented
people and stories, but few are as revolutionary in scope, form, and
purpose as Ava DuVernay’s uneven but powerful new film, Origin.
Laura Babiak Observer