Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is a powerful, artful, interpretation of ‘Caste’ - Ava DuVernay adapts Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 book “Caste” into a narrative, investigative drama in the new film “Origin.” ...

The film not only explores the personal journey of Isabel Wilkerson but also takes a deeper dive into the topic of ‘Caste’ and its global connections. Ava DuVernay has a way of retelling true ...

In this 30-minute interview, Oprah Winfrey sits down with director Ava DuVernay to discuss her Oscar-nominated film, historical cycles of oppression and the broken prison system.

Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller “Caste,” the film dramatizes Nazi Germany and connects it to other global systems of oppression. (JTA) — Early in the new drama “Origin,” the ...

When I watch a film, I can tell when it ... A deficit to the culture. DuVernay directed Selma, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, and 13th, an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature.

the Online Film Critics Society hands out Special Achievement and Lifetime Achievement Awards. This year the body honors Ava DuVernay with a Special Achievement Award for her “brilliant work and ...