While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery.
Im truly humbled that it is this movie which has finally brought us together.
Paul Garnes and DuVernay producedOriginunder her ARRAY Filmworks banner.
The deal was negotiated by Tom Quinn for Neon with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
Talking of her experience on the film, DuVernay said in a statement: Sometimes beauty doesnt look beautiful.
Sometimes beauty is a truth revealed, a lesson learned.
My experience makingOriginwas an exquisite, complicated journey that revealed its beauty in both good times and challenging times.
This film transformed how I think about my work and my life, about love and being.
The collaboration with an actor as gifted and passionate as Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor was an indescribable gift.
Isabel Wilkerson finds beauty in harnessing bravery, ignoring naysayers and turning trauma into triumph.
Gratefully, I did too.
