With “Origin,” her latest film, she was forced to dig in a little deeper.
She built that film herself – it’s an absolutely Herculean effort.”Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor star as a married couple in Ava DuVernay's film "Origin."
Atsushi Nishijima/NEON“Origin” began life at Netflix before DuVernay split and pivoted to independent financing (the film is distributed in the US by Neon).
“Because we were making a film about this idea of caste, this system of hierarchy, (DuVernay) wanted to do away with that on set,” she said.
The streamer had reportedly eyed a 2025 release, but the director wanted the film out well ahead of the 2024 US election.
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