Origin

Ava DuVernay directs an inspired adaptation of writer Isabel Wilkerson’s life, as she digs into the nuance of discrimination while writing what would become her New York Times bestselling book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

DuVernay creates powerful cinematic images out of the stories that Wilkerson brought to light in her non-fiction work, and the dark moments of her personal life which informed its writing.