Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Wows Venice With Nine-Minute Standing Ovation
DuVernay’s powerful biographical drama is the first movie by a Black U.S. female director to be included in the official competition at the world’s oldest film festival. Read More
Ava DuVernay makes history at the Venice Film Festival after being told, ‘Don’t apply. You won’t get in’
Ava DuVernay made history Wednesday as the first African American woman to direct a feature in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Read More
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Gets 8-Minute-Plus Ovation At Venice Film Festival Premiere
Ava DuVernay touched down at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday evening with her new film Origin, which world premiered in Competition and received a more than eight-minute ovation in its debut screening. Read More
2023 Venice Dispatch: Origin / Io Capitano
This morning, I contributed to the audible sniffles and sobs at the screening of Origin, the 5th narrative feature by Ava DuVernay.
‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice
Examining non-fictional source material through its process of creation is always a fascinating endeavour.
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‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay Adapts Isabel Wilkerson’ ‘Caste’ With Dazzling Inventiveness [Venice]
When Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) first conceived of the multifaceted premise that would eventually become the lauded non-fiction book “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents,” her editors were concerned about whether she would manage to cohesively merge her personal experiences with all the moving parts of her research across cultures and continents to prove that it all interconnects.