ORIGIN

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Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired by the New York Times best-seller “Caste,” ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all.

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Festivals

2023
Venice Film Festival
2023
Virginia Film Festival

Awards

2023
Gotham Awards
Nom. - Outstanding Lead Performance
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
2024
Image Awards
Nom. - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nom. - Outstanding Motion Picture
Nom. - Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Motion Picture
Lennox Simms
Nom. - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Ava DuVernay
2024
USC Scripter Award
Nom. -
Ava DuVernay
2023
Venice Film Festival
Nom. - Goldener Löwe
2024
Black Reel Awards
Nom. - Outstanding Film
Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes
Nom. - Outstanding Lead Performance
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nom. - Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay
Nom. - Outstanding Screenplay
Ava DuVernay
Nom. - Outstanding Editing
Spencer Averick
2023
Virginia Film Festival
Won - Visionary Award
Ava DuVernay
Won - Audience Award
Ava DuVernay
2023
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Nom. - Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nom. - Best Adapted Screenplay
Ava DuVernay
2024
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Nom. - Best Woman Director
Ava DuVernay
2024
African-American Film Critics Association
Nom. - Top 10 Films of the Year
Won - Best Drama
Won - Best Director
Ava DuVernay
Won - Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
2024
Georgia Film Critics Association
Nom. - Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
Ava DuVernay
2024
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
Nom. - Unsung Film of the Year
2024
Hollywood Music In Media Awards
Nom. - Best Original Song - Feature Film
Stan Walker, Michael Fatkin, Vince Harder, Te Kanapu Anasta
2023
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
Nom. - Best Movie About Women
Nom. - Best Movie by a Woman
Ava DuVernay
Nom. - Best Woman Storyteller
Ava DuVernay
Nom. - Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nom. - Josephine Baker Award
2023
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
Nom. - Best Picture
Won - Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
2024
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Nom. - Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
2023
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
Nom. - Best Director
Ava DuVernay
Nom. - Best Picture
Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes
Production Company

ARRAY Filmworks

Service Production

X Filme Creative Pool

Produced by

Ava DuVernay

Paul Garnes

Service Producer

Uwe Schott

Line Producer

Marcus Loges 

Director

Ava DuVernay

Script
  • Ava DuVernay
  • based on the book: “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” von Isabel Wilkerson
DOP

Matthew J. Lloyd

Sound Design

Al Nelson

Re-recording mixer

Pete Horner

Production Design

Ina Mayhew

Costume Design

Dominique Dawson

Hair and Make-Up

Ren Rohling

Editor

Spencer Averick

Music

Kris Bowers

Casting by

Aisha Coley

Cast

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Niecy Nash-Betts

Jon Bernthal

Vera Farmiga

Nick Offerman

Victoria Pedretti