'Origin' Review: Ava DuVernay's Movie Has No Actual Story
Ava DuVernay’s ambitious new film attempts to grapple with complex theories on race, but forgets to tell a good story.
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Ava DuVernay’s ambitious new film attempts to grapple with complex theories on race, but forgets to tell a good story.
Ava DuVernay speaks about her film Origin, inspired by the work of writer Isabel Wilkerson, which examines race, class and history across the globe
The new film, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s influential nonfiction best-seller ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,’ is both essay film and melodrama, though neither description quite does it justice.
Ava DuVernay's 'Origin,' starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal, looks at the story behind Isabel Wilkerson's theory of American racism.
Ava DuVernay's drama Origin isn't entirely successful, but is powerful in opening up conversation (and Google searches).