Ava Duvernay’s new film receives 9 minutes of applause at the Venice Film Festival

Director Ava DuVernay’s new film ‘Origin’ received nine minutes of applause at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday (4/9). DuVernay became the first African-American female director to compete at the festival in its 80-year existence, and her film has become an audience favorite.

During a meeting with the press, he took the opportunity to point out the lack of space for black filmmakers in international festivals: “For black filmmakers, we are told that people who love films in other parts of the world don’t care of our stories”.

The director had already made history by becoming the first black woman to direct a feature film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture with ‘Selma’ in 2015. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary for ‘The 13th Amendment’, a in-depth film examining the prison system in the United States and its relationship to racial inequality in the country.

The plot of “Origin”7

Inspired by the life of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, “Origin” stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Academy Award nominee for “King Richard: Creation Champions,” as the writer. The work explores Wilkerson’s personal and professional journey as she writes her seminal book, ‘Casta: The Origin of Our Malaise’. DuVernay examines the personal events that propelled the author to progress, shaping “Origin” as a film about the creative process. This intimate point of view also offers a tender love story, brought to life by the passionate and committed performances of Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal (The Punisher).

The plot moves from the personal tragedies of Wilkerson’s life to his studies of Nazi Germany, segregation in the American South and the “untouchable” caste of Dalits in India. Like the book, the film shows how members of the so-called lower castes throughout history have been dehumanized through cruelty and terror, preventing them from marrying members of the upper strata or changing their fortunes.

Shot in 37 days, “Origin” was independently produced by DuVernay in search of greater artistic freedom. Its distribution rights have been acquired by Neon in the US, who released the first trailer this week. Check it out below.

The film will also screen at the Toronto Film Festival and is scheduled for a North American theatrical release later this year. A date for Brazil has not yet been announced.

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