Ava DuVernay on the Lessons Learned From ‘Origin’: “History Is Dangerous. It Depends on Who’s Got Control of It”

Ava DuVernay on the Lessons Learned From ‘Origin’: “History Is Dangerous. It Depends on Who’s Got Control of It”

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In Ava DuVernay’s latest film, Origin, which held its U.S. premiere at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville on Friday, the filmmaker wrestles with a lot of big ideas. For the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker behind Selma, 13th and When They See Us, tackling big questions about…

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