MON JAN 15, 2024 6:00 PM ORIGIN / SELMA Free Aero Theatre | Q&A with writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay. Moderated by Franklin Leonard. ‘The Black List: 20 Films for 20 Years’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: ORIGIN, 2023, Ava DuVernay, 135 Min, Neon, USA Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN explores the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Isabel experiences extraordinary love and unfathomable loss as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired by the New York Times best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all. FORMAT: DCP SELMA, 2014, Ava DuVernay, 128 Min, Paramount, France/UK/USA Nominated for Best Picture and Winner of Best Original Song, SELMA chronicles the landmark campaign to secure equal voting rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. FORMAT: DCP